Jigar Patel
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Jigar Patel
@jdpatel_jdp
Advocate of Fairness





Depressing read for a Sunday morning. We need to either give these people normalcy or just end the program once and for all. These inhumane policies enacted by the Trump admin is exactly what it is, treats people who we call law abiding immigrants as animals. It’s shameful.


This H-1B worker has lived in the US for nearly 20 years and built a family here. His mom was dying in India. To visit her, he would need to wait months to book a consular appointment--with the soonest one available likely being scheduled one year out. He made the difficult choice of not visiting his dying mom because leaving without an appointment would mean separation from his children, job, and his other obligations. Much of the commentary around immigration focuses on how such bureaucratic burdens undermine immigrants’ ability to contribute and innovate. But we must remember that this red tape also prevents these people from being fully engaged with their own lives and meaningfully present in the lives of others. This matters too, and these seemingly non-economic problems will eventually translate into economic costs. If America is no longer a place where people feel empowered to be the best versions of themselves as they celebrate, struggle, and grieve, it ceases not just being the land of opportunity, but also the land of dignity and purpose. linkedin.com/posts/gautam-d…



We asked them to risk their lives for us. They did. We promised to bring them here. We haven't. Now we're offering them the Taliban or the DRC. I joined @MSNOWNews to talk about the 1,100 Afghan allies -- including 400 kids -- waiting to see if the US will keep its promise.



My grandfather received a Purple Heart for his military service in World War II. Indians are coming in with fake credentials as software engineers and scamming Americans out of jobs. There is no comparison.








