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July 26, 2019 Volunteering at the Border: Life and Stories of Unaccompanied Minors
Today we are joined by Taylor Gibson, Law Clerk for Erickson Immigration Group. We discuss her week as a volunteer working with unaccompanied minors at the border. Through her account, we enter the lives and stories of those separated from their families and explore fully the conditions they’re currently living in. Sometimes, to properly appreciate a circumstance, we need someone to take our hand and guide us through reality. Timely and proper insight.
23 min
July 19, 2019 Megan Essaheb | How to Influence Immigration Legislation and Advocacy in Congress
Director of Immigration Advocacy at Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Megan Essaheb, joins the podcast.
We talk about how new immigration policies are introduced and advocated for in Congress. In addition, we touch upon the latest in humanitarian aid at the border and how her organization works to stay at the forefront of influencing immigration legislation.
From grassroots to the Hill AAJC covers the full spectrum.
21 min
July 12, 2019 Marcelo Barros | U.S. Job Seeking Strategies for International Students
Today we are joined by Marcelo Barros, international student career expert, and founder of the International Advantage.
International advantage's mission is to help international students stand out, showcase their strengths, beat visa odds, and secure jobs in the United States. The International Advantage partners with universities to help foreign students capitalize on the unique value they bring to American employers. Harvard, Stanford, NYU, Cornell, Georgetown, Texas A&M, and the University of Pittsburgh are examples of some of the schools The International Advantage partners with.

He joins us today to share a few of these strategies.

25 min
June 27, 2019 Rachel Levitan | No Refugee Left Behind
Rachel Levitan, Vice President of International Programs for HIAS joins the podcast.

HIAS has over 130 years worth of experience in providing health and safety services for refugees. They help those who are displaced to live, develop and thrive in a safe environment.
23 min
June 21, 2019 Census 2020: Could an Entire Country Be Gerrymandered?
Jeremy Dumetz, Attorney for Erickson Immigration joins. We discuss the 2020 Census and the potential of adding a citizenship question to the form.
13 min
June 14, 2019Brexit's Summer Calendar 2019
Today we revisit Brexit.
Legal Writer, Kahn Branch, walks us through UK’s political summer calendar.
We discuss:
Theresa Mays resignation
Deal or no deal Brexit options
The EU Summit
Election of the new Prime Minister and more
16 min
June 07, 2019 UPDATE: Social Media Accounts Now Will Be Collected From Visa Applicants
A quick update:

Social Media...In 2019 it has become the bedrock of our social lives. Every event, every emotion and seemingly down to every life moment is being captured and shared with our friends families and digitally anonymous onlookers. However, what has been used as an intimacy building platform for most, has become a data collecting gold mine for others. And on Friday, May 31st, The Department of Homeland Security decided to grab their collective pick axes
5 min
June 05, 2019 Episode 36: There's No Place Like Home
On today’s episode we’re discussing magical houses! Are some of them sentient? How do they communicate? Is a haunted house a magical house? The tentpoles this week are: “House Proud” by astolat, House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones, and The Veldt by Ray Bradbury.

What We’re Into Lately
Proper English by KJ Charles
A Prince on Paper Alyssa Cole
Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History by John Julius Norwich
Everything astolat
Fall Out Boy’s discography
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

Other Stuff We Mentioned
Wightwick Manor
Bletchley Park
Episode 40 Extravaganza!
Homestuck
Frances Hardinge
Harry Potter
TARDIS (from Doctor Who)
Victoria Schwab’s series (A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab)
Howl’s Moving Castle and Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Downton Abbey
Hieros gamos
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
African veld
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Ender’s Game
Farscape
The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
The Popinjay’s Daughter by Anne Cross
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng
Foresight by Freya Marske
Goblin Emperor
Spinning Silver

For Next Time:
The Perfect Assassin by KA Doore

Transcription:
The transcript of this episode is available here! Thanks as always to our amazing team of scribes.
1 hr
May 31, 2019The Unified Regulatory Agenda: Love it, Hate it, How Would You Rate It?
We have 6 rapid fire rounds analyzing the latest spring 2019 regulatory proposals.

For each proposal, EIG Attorneys Storm Estep and Ryan Knight answer:
"Love it" "Hate it" and "How do you Rate it"
"Likelihood of rule being adopted?"
"If Adopted, what social impact/outcome do you see in Result"
35 min
May 24, 2019 White House New Immigration Policy Proposal: A Merit or Family Based System?
Will we have an immigration system based on the value of merit or one based on family. What direction will our country decide to head towards next?
EIG Attorney Ryan Knight joins the podcast
25 min

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