Episode 97

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20th Apr 2021

Mrs. Campbell: Refugee Volunteerism In Action

What's a Good Samaritan?

For immigration advocates, in a world full of negative news stories about immigrants, it's difficult not to become calloused.

But there are good news stories - about good people doing good things for immigrants, refugees, and global migrants.

Like Lisa Campbell.

A grandmother of six who took a leave of absence for 45 days from work. She intended on doing a short service tour to help with the recent influx of refugees in Greece. 

She stayed two years, and became the director of a refugee camp north of Athens.

Recommended Links For More Information:

The Lisa Campbell Story: The Meaning Of Volunteerism And Compassion

Global Citizens Making A Difference For Refugees Across The World

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About the Podcast

The Immigration Mastermind
The Immigration Mastermind is a podcast for immigrants and their families that shares tips, insights, and tidbits to help guide the quest for permanent residence and citizenship in the United States. The podcast strives to build knowledge, while dispelling myths in short bite-sized, easy-to-understand snippets of pull-no-punches information.

Designed for both immigrant families who have already started the immigration process and those just starting to think about their journey, the Immigration Mastermind provides a mix of expert tips about legal rules, insights about breaking news, and tidbits to help immigrants and their families to keep their chin up, even when the road to success seems to be a never-ending road.

About your host

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Carlos Batara

Carlos Batara is an immigration lawyer, author, educator, public speaker, and online talk show host. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he has cared for, protected, and guided immigrants from over 100 countries on their journeys to the United States. His goal is to help at least one family from every nation in the world before he calls it quits.

With family roots from Mexico, Spain, and the Philippines, as well as Native American, Greek, and Turkish ancestry, he brings a broad multicultural background to the practice of immigration law.

Combined with knowledge gained from advanced studies in international relations and constitutional politics, Carlos is always willing to speak his mind openly on immigration issues.