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Higher ed., higher costs
Written by Jamie Stark
Budget battles in Wisconsin highlight Millennials’ rough start in the working world By Jamie Stark While college is often considered a prerequisite for success in the American workforce (perhaps now more than ever), it is no longer a safety blanket in the journey toward financial stability and comfortable living. Recent […]
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Keep calm Brits, the Romanians are coming!
Written by Andreea Vasile
It’s been seven years since Romania joined the European Union and even though this event sounded like arriving in the promised land, this wasn’t quite the case. Great Britain didn’t give work permits to Romanian citizens as the government was afraid of what they called a potential … “invasion”. We’re […]
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Leaving yourself behind: does migration tear you from your roots?
Written by Geeta Ramakrishnan
Imagine a dimly lit room, a rural interior in Eastern India. This is where the elderly Bijoya gazes out through the railings of her cracked window, waiting eagerly for Bardhan, her only son whom she hasn’t seen since he left home to study abroad 25 years ago. As his posh […]
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Polish economic migrants: Thank you for having us!
Written by Artur Kacprzak
I want to say a big ‘thank you’ to all of you: English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, Belgians, Germans, Americans, Swedes, Norwegians, Spaniards, Italians and all other nations for receiving my countrymen. Maybe you know, maybe not, and maybe this is the moment to tell you how much we owe you. My friends, my family, my parents, […]
