Immigration – Freethought Lebanon

From Ukraine to Lebanon

A Story of Fitting In

23November2017M.Freethought, Lebanonconformity, differences, discrimination, foreigners, Immigration, Lebanon, Marriage, opinion, personal story, racism, refugees, self-acceptance, sexism, society, tolerance, Ukraine, women

“… and then he didn’t pay me the money he owed me, $900 for over a month’s work. He said if I didn’t like it, I’m free to leave and work on my own. But I can’t work on my own, you know? Because people here look down on me for being Syrian, even though

Trump, DACA & The Art of the Deal

6October2017KarimPolitics, WorldDACA, Dreamers, economics, Free Thought Lebanon, Freethought, Human Rights, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Politics, Trump

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is an Obama-era initiative that grants recipients legal working rights and protection from deportation to eligible illegal immigrants. Only those who were brought to the US as children, have resided in the US since 2007, finished or are in school/armed forces and have no significant criminal record