My twin brother and I were deported when we were 12yo. I remember the uncertainty and fear as Hadi and I wondered if we'd be able to finish 7th grade, terrified of being sent back to Iran. My heart goes out to the innocent people whose lives are needlessly cast into chaos by this week’s new visa rule. The H1B visa policy is the latest in a line of nativist policies, from Muslim ban to child separation, that hurt America and help nobody.
Immigrants are humans.
Immigrants are humans.
Immigrants are humans.
My twin brother and I were deported when we were 12yo. I remember the uncertainty and fear as Hadi and I wondered if we'd be able to finish 7th grade, terrified of being sent back to Iran. My heart goes out to the innocent people whose lives are needlessly cast into chaos by this week’s new visa rule. The H1B visa policy is the latest in a line of nativist policies, from Muslim ban to child separation, that hurt America and help nobody.