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Immigration Professionals
This is a network for immigration professionals to connect, and all those who are interested in a career in the field of immigration in any way. Share job opportunities in the field, start a discussion on immigration policy, and connect!
Network Leader: Hannah Kane
Hannah Kane
I'm running into some resistance at my internship for my MSW program-- I have a lot of cool ideas that I think would really enhance my role and the organization's work, but my supervisor never goes for my ideas, even though my current role leaves me with a lot of down time that I think I could fill with my projects. Should I just drop it? How could I implement my ideas without causing problems with my supervisor?
75 weeks ago from Graduate Students, Nonprofiteers, Immigration Professionals, Social Workers and Young Professional Women (YPW)3 more
Amy Haffner:
Hi Hannah -- I can empathize. I run into this issue as a recent graduate who was an intern in the same department at the same company where I now ...MoreHi Hannah -- I can empathize. I run into this issue as a recent graduate who was an intern in the same department at the same company where I now work full-time. I think Kimberly has a great point, though. I'd focus on communicating that you need more x - challenging projects, exposure to improving process, etc - and ask in what ways your boss thinks you can get that experience. Let us know how your "negotiation" with him/her goes!
75 weeks ago
75 weeks ago
cynthia phillips:
I have always found that by posing your ideas as a question, rather than an idea, has worked for me. For example "Do you think XYZ might be a ...MoreI have always found that by posing your ideas as a question, rather than an idea, has worked for me. For example "Do you think XYZ might be a viable alternative?". Then be sure to ask why it will or will not work. Gets your ideas out there in a way that appears deferential to your superiors without sounding like you think you know more than they do.
74 weeks ago
74 weeks ago
Hannah Kane
Wish I could make it too this, but since I can't I figured I'd share! The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) of DC is having a networking happy hour for young professionals involved in international development! If you're interested in international development, check it out!
http://www.ynpn.org/s/936/Washington-2.aspx?sid=936&gid=5&pgid=1680&cid=...
79 weeks ago from Nonprofiteers, Social Workers, Immigration Professionals, Non-Profit Management and Young Professional Women (YPW)3 more
Hannah Kane
So the DREAM Act has stalled in the Senate. This feels like a major setback for those who have been advocating for this legislation for a long time now. How do you retreat and regroup after this kind of a setback?
http://nyti.ms/9L0OEE
87 weeks ago from Immigration Professionals, Social Workers and Nonprofiteers1 more
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Jake Kaskey:
Hannah-- I've worked extensively on gay and lesbian issues, so Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal went down at the same time DREAM did. Also, as someone ...MoreHannah-- I've worked extensively on gay and lesbian issues, so Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal went down at the same time DREAM did. Also, as someone who's worked on equality issues, I've felt stinging defeat a whole lot. So, at least for me, I just try and channel what Teddy Kennedy would say: "The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die." You have to keep thinking of different strategies when the path we've gone down doesn't work.
86 weeks ago
86 weeks ago
Hannah Kane:
I definitely agree, Jake. It can just be hard to get back up on your feet and start a whole new campaign with whole new tactics. But after taking ...MoreI definitely agree, Jake. It can just be hard to get back up on your feet and start a whole new campaign with whole new tactics. But after taking a couple of minutes to feel sorry for ourselves, we've got to brush off the defeat and get right back to it.
85 weeks ago
85 weeks ago
Hannah Kane
Why are you against illegal immigration? Most people think that immigrant advocates are all for promoting illegal immigration. However, I am against illegal immigration because it puts individuals at inordinate risks for exploitation, persecution, and violence. For instance, this article (for those who speak Spanish) states that undocumented women are 6 times more likely to suffer violence:
http://bit.ly/9xrD9N
Hannah Kane
I've had a lot of interviews this summer! Most of them have gone really well. A few emailed to say they'd filled the position. Most just disappeared without a trace-- even after setting a date when they'd get back to me, and after I followed up, I didn't even have the pleasure of a rejection email. They just didn't bother to tell me the position was filled.
Not bothering to send a quick rejection note to someone you took the time to interview seems really rude. Has this happened to anyone else?
97 weeks ago from Young Professional Women (YPW), Entry-Level Young Professionals, Career Rocketeer, Nonprofiteers and Immigration Professionals3 more
chris cottrell:
Happened to me, too. I e-mailed the interviewer to find to follow-up on the interview and she said they had already hired someone but "would keep ...MoreHappened to me, too. I e-mailed the interviewer to find to follow-up on the interview and she said they had already hired someone but "would keep my resume on file."
97 weeks ago
97 weeks ago
Jean-Victor Côté:
This is what happens to me most of the time. Count yourself lucky if it is the other way around for you.
96 weeks ago
96 weeks ago
Hannah Kane
Invest in immigrants for economic longevity, says the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This article states that governments should assist immigrants who have lost their jobs to ensure a healthy economy.
http://bit.ly/94pchU
What do you think? How can the message that immigrants are an asset, as opposed to a burden, be conveyed to the public today?
TOP IDEA:
Hannah Kane
Since the passage of SB1070 in Arizona, many people have approached me to say I must be terribly excited to be working in immigration right now, because this bill has brought issues of immigration law to the American consciousness. However, I feel like this sort of event has happened many times-- the NYT detention expose back in 2008, for example, was a front page series on many peoples' radar. Why has this particular event brought immigration more fully to the forefront of our conscious?
Akhila Kolisetty:
I think this is particularly jarring because it's outright racial profiling and those who are not immigrants can also be targeted. That way, it ...MoreI think this is particularly jarring because it's outright racial profiling and those who are not immigrants can also be targeted. That way, it brings even non-immigrants together to fight for this cause. It affects everyone, not simply a few individuals.
99 weeks ago
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