Today’s unprecedented access to a global workforce has increasingly led both companies and employees to opt for temporary projects, often located remotely. Employees enjoy the freedom of having autonomy over the direction of their careers, while employers can now find the exact puzzle piece to solve their company’s problem. In short, the "Gig Economy". Peter C. Evans, Managing Partner for Platform Strategies Institute joins the podcast to share the global trend he has witnessed and what that may mean for the immigrant workforce.

Thanksgiving Food Trivia List

Play along with us!

1. Stuffing
2. Cranberry Sauce
3. Mac N Cheese
4. Sweet Potato Pie
5. Turkey
6. Green Bean Casserole
7. Mashed Potatoes
8. Pumpkin Pie

Origins:

France, America, African-American, Native-American, Mexico, Italian, German, Roman Empire, England

Time:

Since the beginning, 1390, 14th Century, 15th Century, 1651, 1747, 18th Century, 1912, 1955

Ayuda is a non-profit service provider that offers immigration and family law assistance, in addition to social and language access support for low-income immigrants in the US. They specialize in services for “Dreamers,” survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, as well as LGBTQ immigrants. Josh shares more about their growing initiatives and the driving motivations behind their mission.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court held an oral argument to deliberate over the White House’s plan to roll back Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The policy, first implemented by the Obama administration in August 2012, allows undocumented individuals who were brought to the country as children to live and work in the US safe from deportation. DACA, if canceled, would place over 600,000 ‘Dreamers’ in jeopardy.

Erickson Immigration Group’s Legal Writer Kahn Branch attended the court hearing and joins the podcast to highlight the core questions at the center of this case, and what we can expect in DACA’s future.

Joining us today is Salesforce Director of Global Mobility and Immigration, Laura Young. She oversees all inbound and outbound immigration employment operations for Salesforce. Which includes managing US and Global Immigration as a whole for the company. But today, she sits down with EIG's Justin Parsons and Hiba Anver to speak about what she has seen and learned volunteering at the border in Dilley, Texas.

The EU Council and UK Government have postponed Brexit's fate until January 31st, 2020.

In lieu of this development, we revisit the past episode with Kahn Branch, to understand the man centered around this story, Boris Johnson.

Today we discuss how the government is collecting DNA samples from immigrants migrating to the United States. Sci-Fi film? No. just the latest news.

Co-Founder of Bistream Makoto Takeda joins the podcast. Bistream orchestrates business partnerships with companies, investors and universities based in Japan and Germany. He explains the mission behind his company and the mutual benefit created between these two global markets.

BREAKING NEWS on the latest public charge regulation.

Judge George Daniels of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan issued a preliminary nationwide injunction prohibiting the administration from enforcing the rule a few days before it was slated to take effect on Tuesday.

Erickson Immigration Group's Justin Parson and Hiba Anver weighs in.

Do H-4EAD holders present harmful competition for U.S. workers. If so, how can that be quantified?  Erickson Immigration Groups' Kahn Branch and James Vandenberg, attended Save Jobs USA V. DHS circuit court hearing, to find out. Today they share what they gathered.