Check out Tahmina’s article, “Self-Care: The Ultimate Advocacy Tool” for AILA’s think Immigration blog linked here.
Copied from AILA: As an immigration lawyer, it’s hard to not be an advocate for immigration reform. We see up close how outdated the system is. Whether we are trying to help asylum seekers, families reunite, Afghan nationals facing life or death situations, or business startups, all aspects of immigration laws in the U.S. need an update. Recent covid-19 policies and related backlogs coming on the heels of the Trump era have turned us into advocates-on-wheels (I’d rather not call us hamsters!). The Build Back Better immigration provisions just got shot down for the third time and Senator Manchin announced he wasn’t going to vote for the bill anyway. We’re tired and exhausted. Yet, we know we cannot stop. Our clients and our communities need us. But our minds, bodies, and spirits need a break. So, I want to encourage you to find time for self-care.