Navigating Work, Family, and Immigration Uncertainty
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by mlopetrone@immcouncil.orgDecember 10, 2025
The commute from home to school takes 50 minutes, and from school to work takes 30 minutes. Jen is in the office until at least 5:30 p.m. School lets out at 2:30 p.m. Without help, “The mornings would be challenging, but the afternoons would make it impossible,” Jen said. The only practical way she can work? Hire a nanny or an au pair, meaning, inevitably, an immigrant provider. “It’s the pool of candidates who are available,” she said. Which means that her job, too, is beholden to the whims of federal immigration policy.
“We are in a small bit of terror right now,” said Jen. “As things ratchet up, there’s always a little voice in my head, ‘Please, please don’t revoke visas.’ If she goes, then I would have to quit my job.”
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Originally published on Immigration Impact on 12/10/2025