The simulation is a workshop that turns participants into potential immigrants navigating the US immigration system. We were provided with 13 scenarios. There was the professional soccer player from England with a multi-million dollar salary (first name David...); despite a DUI record in the US and charges of tax evasion in the UK, he was allowed to immigrate without problem. The 22-year-old agricultural worker from Haiti whose father recently died of cancer and who needed to support her family had virtually no chance of entering the US legally. In my case, I was a 28-year-old Chinese pharmaceutical researcher with a job offer from a company in Virginia. Since my employer was not willing to help with the legal fees or paperwork, I also would have great difficulty gaining entry.
We learned that the system for legal entry is confusing, complicated, and difficult, with multiple factors entering into the equation - country of origin, race, education, presence of family in the US, etc.
State Department Visa Bulletin Feb 2019
Characters for Legal Immigration Simulation
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