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The Worth of Immigration

Season 3, Ep. 3

Cost versus Worth, shifting the mindset on immigration from one of zero sum game, to value for all. In today’s episode, Anu Thomas, the Executive Director of Esperanza Immigration Legal Services (EILS), sits down with us and shares the work she does leading and serving through EILS for the immigrant population. We chat about the realities and economic impacts of being an immigrant in the US today, the difficulties and barriers they faced, and the genuine, powerful stories from New Americans.

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