Season 1 was a conversation on the pathway from coming to the US as an international student and going on to navigate the employment-based immigration pipeline to Permanent Residence. It was a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of the employment

Looking back

Aug 8th, 2020 14m 37s

When we started We, The Legal we did so with the aim of defining the problem. Indeed, that was the name of the introduction episode!Now, 4 episodes down the road we hope that we have conveyed the details, depth and disruption behind some of th

#4 The cost of the American life

Jul 31st, 2020 54m 51s

When Lisa arrived in the US in 2012, for a Masters' program, immigration was far from her mind. As the urgent knock of the real world intensified around graduation, it appeared that there would be a few steps in this process and by as long as t

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The Green Card backlog — A chronic struggle

Jul 25th, 2020 6m 38s

What happens to you, if you came to the US as a kid, along with your parents on a visa who decide to pursue life in the US long term?The typical happy ending would be that you and your parents, become legal permanent residents and eventually,

#3 Path less trodden

Jul 17th, 2020 52m 27s

Sandhya came to the US as a student, pursuing a non-STEM degree, not realizing the unfavourable immigration path this decision would put her on. The limited conversation around legal immigration, tends to be slanted wholly towards tech and tech

#2 Visas and the work-life

Jul 10th, 2020 47m 14s

Sumit is the quintessential legal immigrant — a Silicon Valley techie. We talk to him about where the line is between immigration regulations governing the activities of foreign nationals like him, and life itself, being constrained by those ve

#1 The beginnings: Student life and beyond

Jul 4th, 2020 51m 3s

It's hard to picture the extent to which government agencies and policies can pull the strings of life, until you lead the immigrant existence.Immigration policies, some of them archaic and clunky, often end up impacting every aspect of an imm

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Defining the problem

Jun 28th, 2020 6m 36s

Who is a legal immigrant? What are the paths to legal immigration in the US? Where do those that work in the US on visas, fit into all of this?The introductory episode of We, the legal gives you clarity on these topics, breaking down the compl

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