One of my favorite podcasts is How I Built This With Guy Raz. This NPR podcast interviews famous entrepreneurs and business founders from well-known companies across the United States and the world. This immigrant of the day five-part series is …
This week I bring to you two immigrants rather than one to reflect the presidential impeachment hearings from this week. Two witnesses who testified were Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Fiona Hill. Both witnesses spoke of their immigration stories during …
The sixth and final season of Silicon Valley premiered on HBO on October 27th, 2019. One cannot talk about Silicon Valley without mentioning the character Dinesh Chugthai played by Kumail Nanjiani. Nanjiani was born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1978 where …
French Montana’s ‘Unforgettable’ swept the nation as one of the biggest Hip Hop songs of the year in 2017 with his album Jungle Rules putting him on the world stage as a musician. Many people know his name, but do …
One of our fantastic lawyers, Lily Axelrod, specializes in asylum cases and nominated today’s immigrant of the week. Lual Mayen was recently recognized in the Washington Post for his extraordinary journey from fleeing the war in Sudan to launching …
Camila Cabello
One of the most famous pop singers of the moment is Camila Cabello, a former member of The X Factor group, Fifth Harmony. Arguably, the biggest hit of last summer was “Havana,” a tribute to her birthplace. This …
This past Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to take on a significant immigration case regarding the rights of asylum seekers challenging their removal proceedings. The ruling on this case will either be a big win for the Trump administration or …
In honor of the busiest time of the year for the fashion world with fashion weeks wrapping up, I will be honoring famous superstar designer, Carolina Herrera. Herrera is not only a successful fashion designer but a businesswoman and cultural …
[This popular feature of my blog has been on a long hiatus as I’ve gotten sidetracked with other writing projects. However, I’m pleased that my daughter Eden Siskind, who recently finished her master’s degree work in refugee studies at the …
[NOTE – I summarized the public charge proposed rule that was released in October 2018 and I’m adapting that article to show changes from the proposed to the final rule. I’ve left much of that earlier article in because it …