Practical advice: I am an immigrant, and I’m being treated unfairly

Figs in Winter
5 min readOct 18, 2021
[image: new immigrants to the United States (2015–2019), in family and employment categories, by country of birth, Wikimedia]

M. wrote: I came to the US when I was 17, on a student visa. I’m 25 now, and have transitioned to a “H1b” visa, which allows me to work in this country legally for one and only one company (which sponsored the visa).

Living with a H1b has many pitfalls. In fact, some even call it “modern slavery.” Here are just some: I cannot have more than one job

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