Originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Robert S. Whitehill authored the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette article, "Who Are We as a Nation?"
As the 2016 presidential election nears and the candidates
escalate their fiery political rhetoric about immigration and
immigrants, there’s been a devastating anxiety felt by
talented immigrants who are here legally in the United States and
who can add significant long-term value to our nation — or
not.
Over the past few months, most of my immigration clients ask, at
the end of our meetings, one more question: “Do you think
that the law will change after the election so that I won’t
be able to stay?” The most recent client who asked is an
Indian physician pursuing a fellowship. Visa in hand, he’s
talented, Hindu and scared.
