90 days to make a life?
A month or so after moving to Silicon Valley from Canada, I was listening to an excellent This American Life podcast called ‘ Let me count the ways’ about the changes to immigration policy under the Trump administration. Stories of immigration are certainly resonating with me right now, and there isn't a day without a headline about the wall, family separations, and travel bans. While these extreme situations mostly serve to provide perspective as I endure my version of corporate-blessed First World immigration trauma, there are nevertheless some themes that seem common to all who uproot and change country. Top of that list for me would be battling with bureaucracy. In the podcast, the reporter Zoe Chace was visiting a refugee resettlement centre in Ohio. These centers are a resource for refugees entering the US and provide help for everything from getting a driver's license, a bank account, a dentist, to explaining the subtleties of US cultur...