Nina Eichacker
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Podcast Appearances
Her salary helps her take care of her dad, who has cancer back in Haiti, and her four U.S.
Her salary helps her take care of her dad, who has cancer back in Haiti, and her four U.S.
citizen children.
citizen children.
She's sick with nerves, thinking about how she's going to pay the bills come February if she loses her work permit.
She's sick with nerves, thinking about how she's going to pay the bills come February if she loses her work permit.
And it's not just nurses who will be forced to leave their jobs.
And it's not just nurses who will be forced to leave their jobs.
In a gray uniform, Richard makes the rounds, taking out the trash through carpeted halls.
In a gray uniform, Richard makes the rounds, taking out the trash through carpeted halls.
Richard is 30 and fled Haiti a few years ago.
Richard is 30 and fled Haiti a few years ago.
He came under a Biden-era program.
He came under a Biden-era program.
I survived many bad treatments.
I survived many bad treatments.
With the $35,000 or so he earns annually on the maintenance team, he's been paying for school to become a licensed practical nurse.
With the $35,000 or so he earns annually on the maintenance team, he's been paying for school to become a licensed practical nurse.
Because I love, I love care people.
Because I love, I love care people.