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Immigration: With three months left in medical school, her career may be slipping away.
If only she were smart -- like Ivanka.
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With three months left in medical school, her career may be slipping away.
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With three months left in medical school, her career may be slipping away.
By Maria Sacchetti February 22 at 5:49 PM
MAYWOOD, Ill. — Rosa Aramburo sailed into her final year of medical school with stellar test scores and high marks from professors. Her advisers predicted she’d easily land a spot in a coveted residency program.
Then President Trump announced the end of the Obama-era program that has issued work permits to Aramburo and nearly 700,000 other undocumented immigrants raised in the United States. ... “Don’t be surprised if you get zero interviews,” an adviser told her.
She got 10, after sending 65 applications. ... But as she prepared to rank her top three choices last week, Congress rejected bills that would have allowed her and other “dreamers” to remain in the United States, casting new doubt on a career path that seemed so certain a year ago.
Employers and universities that have embraced DACA recipients over the past six years are scrambling for a way to preserve the program. They are lobbying a deeply divided Congress, covering fees for employees and students to renew their permits, and searching for other legal options — perhaps a work visa or residency through spouses or relatives who are citizens. Some companies have considered sending employees abroad.
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Maria Sacchetti covers immigration for The Washington Post. She previously reported for the Boston Globe. Follow @mariasacchetti
With three months left in medical school, her career may be slipping away.
By Maria Sacchetti February 22 at 5:49 PM
MAYWOOD, Ill. — Rosa Aramburo sailed into her final year of medical school with stellar test scores and high marks from professors. Her advisers predicted she’d easily land a spot in a coveted residency program.
Then President Trump announced the end of the Obama-era program that has issued work permits to Aramburo and nearly 700,000 other undocumented immigrants raised in the United States. ... “Don’t be surprised if you get zero interviews,” an adviser told her.
She got 10, after sending 65 applications. ... But as she prepared to rank her top three choices last week, Congress rejected bills that would have allowed her and other “dreamers” to remain in the United States, casting new doubt on a career path that seemed so certain a year ago.
Employers and universities that have embraced DACA recipients over the past six years are scrambling for a way to preserve the program. They are lobbying a deeply divided Congress, covering fees for employees and students to renew their permits, and searching for other legal options — perhaps a work visa or residency through spouses or relatives who are citizens. Some companies have considered sending employees abroad.
....
Maria Sacchetti covers immigration for The Washington Post. She previously reported for the Boston Globe. Follow @mariasacchetti