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Connecting Communities with Immigration Integrity through National Justice for Our Neighbors (Ep 41)

December 18, 2015 by Mark Deal Leave a Comment

In this episode we talk to Rob Rutland-Brown and the work he is doing as the Executive Director of  the National Justice for Our Neighbors

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Rob Rutland-Brown is the Executive Director of the National Justice for Our Neighbors, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Springfield, VA just outside of Washington DC with satellite offices throughout the country. National Justice for Our Neighbors is a United Methodist ministry of hospitality that welcomes immigrants by providing affordable, high-quality immigration legal services for low-income immigrants, engaging in advocacy for immigrant rights, and offering education to communities of faith as well as the public. Rob received his Bachelor’s in Psychology and History from Emory University and a Master’s in Nonprofit Management from Georgia State University. Has has since worked in the immigration focused nonprofit sector for over a decade.

National Justice for Our NeighborsAbout the National Justice for Our Neighbors

National Justice for Our Neighbors discusses their hospitality ministry that welcomes immigrants by providing affordable, high-quality immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, engaging in advocacy for immigrant rights, and offering education to communities of faith and the public.

 

National Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) has sites around the country with staff attorneys and teams of volunteers that provide critical immigration legal services while connecting communities. Their work focuses on uniting families, helping vulnerable immigrants to escape violence, and enabling eligible immigrants to receive authorization to work.

 

In 2015, the JFON network has handled nearly 7,000 cases for 3,000 clients from 125 countries. This includes 700 DACA cases for young dreamers seeking to work and attend college, 500 cases for victims of domestic violence or other violent crimes, 200 asylum cases, 150 refugee adjustment cases, and 3,000 advice and counsel cases for those needing to know their options under immigration law. Their network consists of 15 sites across the country that operate 40 clinics, most of which are run out of United Methodist Churches. The have 25 staff attorneys and more than 50 pro bono attorneys, along with hundreds of additional volunteers, but always need more.

 

In addition to direct legal services, JFON also engages in education and advocacy. They give Know Your Rights presentations to immigrants so that they understand how laws apply to immigrants in the U.S., regardless of immigration status. They talk to Sunday school classes, community groups, and the general public about how our immigration system works, dispelling myths that often circulate about immigrants within our communities. They advocate by raising our collective voices for reforms to our immigration laws that are unjust. For example, this year we have sought to end the harmful practice of family detention, and urged for Deferred Action for the Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) to come to fruition so that parents of American children can work and not fear deportation.

 

In the coming year, we have several exciting projects aimed at serving the most vulnerable immigrants in our communities. In South Florida, JFON will be initiating a mobile clinic to provide services in areas of high unmet need, including to rural farm workers, who are unable to come to our office. In Houston, which has more victims of trafficking than anywhere in the country, they will be expanding our work with trafficked immigrants to enable them to remain in the U.S., permanently and safely. In Austin, they will focus on serving unaccompanied migrant children who have fled El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala due to extreme violence there. These children have arrived here alone and need access to legal services in order to remain here in safety. Unaccompanied migrant children who are represented in court by an immigration attorney are five times more likely to receive lawful status here than those who are not.
Some JFON sites have minimal fees for their clients, but most are free. This is because JFON serves only clients who are low-income and have nowhere else to turn for trustworthy, quality immigration legal services. In order to fund the work, JFON sites receive funding from churches, private foundations, and individuals.

 

Every day, JFONs across the country receive calls from more clients seeking assistance than they can begin to serve. Their volunteer-based model allows them to help as many clients as possible while keeping costs down and connecting individuals from different backgrounds. Pro-bono attorneys assist staff attorneys with cases, or in some cases take on cases directly. Other volunteers help with interpreting, handling the phones, conducting initial intake interviews, providing food, engaging in childcare, and much more. This assistance allows them to be more efficient and also to build community through opportunities to better know one another.

 

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Spanish Coaching for Immigration Attorneys featuring Danny Kalman of LanguageBird (Ep 40)

June 16, 2015 by Mark Deal Leave a Comment

In this episode we talk to Danny Kalman of LanguageBird about Spanish Coaching for Immigration Attorneys

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Danny KalmanDanny runs the company LanguageBird, which provides private Spanish language coaching to attorneys and other busy professionals. He has been a globetrotter and language learner for almost two decades. He has lived in 4 countries, traveled to over 18 and speaks English, Spanish, Hebrew and Japanese. He has also been through many language programs himself and even taught English in Tokyo before launching LanguageBird.

In this episode you will hear:

  •  Danny’s experience with language learning programs around the globe, finishing school during the 2008 financial meltdown, and teaching English in Tokyo until the Japanese tsunami of 2011,
  • About the birth of LanguageBird from Los Angeles, California as Danny began to deliver online Skype Spanish lessons with native Spanish-speaking instructors.
  • Danny busting the language learning myths that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” and that children are language learning prodigies.
  • A fresh perspective on the abilities of anybody to learn
  • Danny challenging the notion that full immersion is always the best policy for language learning
  • The mandatory tactics for successful learning in group classes
  • The importance of bravery and risk taking when learning
  • The advantage that adults have of choosing the topics that are relevant to them
  • Danny’s top strategy for studying Spanish, or any language, mentally without adding any extra time to your day
  • The importance of a language journal
  • How LanguageBird serves attorneys and others with native Spanish-speaking, bilingual instructors, the role-play method, and personalization
  • The importance of accountability when learning
  • The importance of speaking as much as possible when learning
  • Mark’s experience studying Spanish with a LanguageBird instructor!

Danny’s parting thoughts:

Just go for it. People can be like rocket scientists in finding reasons to delay their education – don’t let that be you. Stop thinking about learning – start learning.

 

 

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Expansion with Mercer Cauley (Ep. 39)

June 2, 2015 by Mark Deal Leave a Comment

 In this episode we talk to Immigration Attorney Mercer Cauley of the Cauley Law Firm in Charlotte North Carolina about the possible upcoming expansion on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

 

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Mercer Cauley

Mercer Cauley is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in the area of Immigration Law. He and the Cauley Law Firm, focuses exclusively in the areas of business, family and removal based immigration. He has dedicated his law practice to immigration and nationality law since 2003. During these years he has developed creative strategies to assist a range of businesses requiring non-immigrant and immigrant visas for employees.

In this episode you will hear:

  • The impact of DACA on today’s immigration landscape.
  • Who qualifies
  • What it does for you
  • What it does not do
  • How to protect yourself and when to be concerned with applying
  • Creative ways to leverage the DACA program (I love this part)

Mercer’s parting thoughts:

  • Remain hopeful and remain strong moving forward

Mercer specializes in:

  • Business, family and removal based immigration
  • Creative strategies to assist a range of people requiring non-immigrant and immigrant visas

Filed Under: Family, Podcast

Leveraging Your Voice (Bonus Ep 38)

May 26, 2015 by Mark Deal Leave a Comment

Mark DealIn this special bonus episode, I describe how Immigration Leaders can leverage the power of their voice to build their community

Since relaunching the show last week, and launching an open call to action for Leaders within the Immigration community to come on this show and our upcoming video panels, I have received a lot of questions that boil down to two categories.

  1. Why would I want to do this?

  2. How do I go about doing this?

I actually covered both of these, a much more, in an article I wrote for the EB-5 Investors Magazine. So I re-purposed that article, threw in some updates and bring it to you here.


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Resources I talk about in this article and in this podcast:

  • Get a webcam like the Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920, 1080p Widescreen Video Calling and Recording

  • Get a microphone like the Audio-Technica ATR2100 Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone

  • Get a great start and expand your influence by appearing on shows in  your industry, such as this one

  • Start your own show using the Legal Podcasting Resource by Entertainment Lawyer Gordon Firemark


I cover some ground on why you should consider using your voice and the Power of The Podcast. Below are the requirements and steps I outlined in the episode

Basic requirements

  1. Content.  Make sure you have something to say before you say it.
  2. A Platform for Voice & Video. I mention Skype, but Google Hangouts is also gaining in popularity.
  3. A good webcam and microphone.
    1. The Logitech Webcam C920 supports 1080p Widescreen Video Calling and Recording (The buiness calss c930 is a bit harder to use and doesn’t come with recording software)
    2. The Audio-Technica ATR2100 Microphone is a Dynamic microphone that can hookup via USB and XLR (for higher end audio equipment)
  4. Software

The next steps

  1. Start recording your thoughts. Use a program such as Evernote
  2. Offer one free consultation per week. I also describe what to do with this time and why I don’t believe in free consults all week
  3. Appear on other voice or video outlets. We have an open call for leaders on this show. Learn more here.
  4. Host your own show. Entertainment Lawyer Gordon Firemark just launched a great resource for launching your own Legal Podcast
  5. Build and cultivate your community. I have a lot to say about this. I will be sharing my thoughts and those of other experts. Please make sure you subscribe to our email list to get this insider information.

Content caveats

  1. Don’t start from the ‘Basics’
  2. Be mindful of the large information gap of clients to attorneys

The original article was original written by me and first appeared in the Winter 2015 edition of EB-5 Investors Magazine

Leverage the Power of Your Voice to Build Your EB-5 Community

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Russell Ford: Immigration in Higher Education (Ep. 36)

February 24, 2015 by Mark Deal Leave a Comment

In this episode we talk to immigration attorney Russell Ford on immigration issues with higher education staff and educators as well as the different challenges for administrators and professors.

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Russell FordEver since clerking for a small, business immigration firm in New Orleans during my time at Tulane Law School, I was taken with the idea of being an entrepreneurial lawyer in a practice that focuses on helping people – from the individuals who need proper documentation to work in the United States to the Human Resources professionals recruiting those individuals and managing a company’s immigration systems and procedures to the In-House Counsel responsible for ensuring his company is in compliance with the maze of immigration rules and regulations.

In this episode you will hear:

  • Russell’s experience in immigration since 1999 and in the higher education industry since 2001.
  • How the various potions in higher education can present different opportunists and challenges
  • A typical path for foreign national professors and faculty
    • J1 to H1B with a two year home residency requirement.
    • The H-1B cap does NOT apply to higher education workers
    • Since most professors have about the U.S. equivalent of  Bachelors degree, the credential evaluation is easier.
    • O-1 path is a good option if petitioner can’t get waiver or wait for the J-1.
  • A typical path for foreign national staff and administrators
    • Must prove that position REQUIRES an advanced degree for H-1B qualification
    • Job title and requirements can play a critical role.
    • He shared a personal example in which a woman’s basketball coach studied sports management, but still had challenges for H-1B.
  • We also discussed the similarities in representing a higher education professionals and foreign entrepreneurs.
  • How the ‘Shark Tank effect’ has highlighted more immigration options for progressive higher education workers.

Russell’s parting thoughts:

  • Working with an immigration attorney is more about filling out forms for a visa category, but working with individuals with their end goal in mind. A good immigration attorney will use the programs and procedures to get you there.

Russell specializes in:

  • Primary business immigration working with institutions on inbound and outbound support.
  • Entrepreneurs and higher education systems.
  • SEVIS compliance and training for higher education systems and universities.
  • Enjoys working with business and university practices to enable talent and foster new ideas while working in compliance with government systems and regulations.

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