Jennifer Minear | Blog: Think Immigration

Shocking, Despicable, Injustice on Display

Posted by Jennifer Minear | Jan 7, 2021 | Racism & Injustice

AILA President Jennifer Minear reflects on the events of January 6, 2021 and the inequality and injustice on full display, and offers some ideas of what we can and should be doing.

Election Day 2020 Is Here

Posted by Jennifer Minear | Nov 3, 2020 | AILA Announcements, Naturalization & Citizenship

In this post, adapted from a message to the AILA Board of Governors on November 3, 2020, AILA President Jennifer Minear reflects on what today’s election means, and noted, “Together, we will get through this day and all the days to come, and I firmly believe that we will emerge stronger than ever.”

Bending the Curve – Getting Out the New Citizen Vote

Posted by Jennifer Minear | Oct 6, 2020 | Naturalization & Citizenship

AILA President Jennifer Minear shares how she is working to ensure her new citizen clients are ready to vote, writing “I’m not telling my clients how to vote, but I am making darn sure they remember the capacity they have to reshape their future, to decide who will have the power…to effect change.”

The Year Ahead

Posted by Jennifer Minear | Jul 29, 2020 | AILA Announcements

AILA President Jennifer Minear looks forward to the year ahead during her installation speech and calls on all of us to “push ahead, sure in our cause, guided by the strength of our convictions, and buoyed by the support of this AILA community.”

Re-imagine the H-1B to Match Our Economy’s Needs

Posted by Jennifer Minear | Mar 8, 2019 | Business Immigration, Physicians/Healthcare

AILA First VP Jennifer Minear explains the impact of new policies USCIS Director Cissna recently highlighted in a CNN op-ed, noting that “We don’t need to reconfigure the logistical administration of the outdated and ill-equipped H-1B system that we have. We need to re-imagine that system…”