We were recently moved by Stuart Anderson’s article in Forbes “The Most Inspiring Immigration Stories of 2025” which celebrates and shares the stories of immigrants who have shaped American innovation, culture, and opportunity, across science, sports, public service, and everyday life. Together, the stories told by Mr. Anderson illustrate a common theme that cannot be forgotten especially these days when immigration is depicted as a threat to our country. As we are fortunate to experience every day in our practice, when immigrants are given opportunity, they contribute not only to economic growth and scientific advancement, but to the character, creativity, and resilience of the United States itself. As a country founded by immigrants we must champion the contributions made by those who have emigrated in search of the American Dream.
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Standing in front of this familiar facade felt like stepping back into another chapter of my life. For years, to those of us involved with US visa applications, this was the spot for early mornings, visa interview nerves, clients clutching documents, and long lines curling around Grosvenor Square. This used to be the Embassy of the United States in London. Today it is a luxury hotel, the Chancery Rosewood, where guests stroll in for coffee and people chat along the in front of the iconic Eero Saarinen façade where anxious visa applicants once waited. The energy has shifted completely, yet that eagle still watches from above as if remembering every student, artist, entrepreneur, and family who stood under its gaze on their way to a new chapter in the United States.
Pope Francis’ Legacy of Supporting Migrants
A Story of Hope
Set Free Your Flow
Let Us Not Forget
Home is Here and There
53 Migrants Died After Human Traffickers Abandoned Them in a Scorching Truck
Desperate to flee political unrest, gang violence, extreme poverty, or extreme climate disasters, thousands of people resort to risking their lives every year to seek safety for themselves and their families in the United States. On Monday, June 27, 2022, a tragedy occurred that is “among the worst episodes of migrant death in the United States in recent years.” Sixty-two migrants who had crossed the US border were locked into an unventilated tractor trailer in the scorching heat outside of San Antonio, Texas and left to die. The bodies of forty-six people hailing from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador were found dead inside the truck after a person working in the area reported hearing a cry for help and spotted at least one body. Sixteen others, including four children, were hospitalized for heat stroke. Unfortunately, seven more lives have been lost since June 27th, raising the total fatalities to fifty-three at this time.
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