Welcoming Rhode Island

I used to think of immigration as a problem for the migrant poor, not something that affected college-educated global citizens. I now know that getting a work permit is a complicated and often heartbreaking process, no matter who you are. Thanks to months of pitching articles to whoever would let me write them - not to mention a good lawyer - I finally obtained an O visa this year. I don’t have to get married, to a man or a job, to have a career in the United States. But I was able to stay only because I had the time, resources, and support to make it work. For most people, the odds are stacked against them from beginning to end.

- Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, “Home is Where the Green Card Is” (via linabell)