Immigrant, or Expatriate?

Sometimes news that seems small in the grand scheme of things is actually indicative of much deeper problems and shifts in society, which is something I had the chance to address in this piece, published at Roar.

I was inspired to pitch this while in a blind rage the day after a friend passed the news on to me that in a sort-of add-insult-to-injury-and-call-it-privitisation way, it would now cost a fee to email UK Immigration for questions regarding the application process. (Prior to this year, phone calls had an associated fee, but emails were free.) I actually never planned on…

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Michelle Anya Anjirbag

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PhD candidate at University of Cambridge, CRCLC. Thoughts on life, academia, and wandering through words and woodlands. See more at manjirbag.wordpress.com

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