Episode 19: Immigration: A Conversation Feat. Salem Afangideh, Immigration Attorney & Nigerian Immigrant

For Episode 19, we're thrilled to have a special guest with us: Salem Afangideh, a friend of the podcast who is bold and brave woman of God, an immigration attorney, and an immigrant herself.
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She currently loves in Montgomery, Alabama, and moved from Nigeria to Alabama when she was 14 years old. In the less than eight years since she arrived in Alabama, Salem graduated early from high school, received a law degree when she was 20 years old, and worked in Washington, D.C. to help victims of human trafficking and domestic violence.

Wow.

In November, she joined forces with other like-minded attorneys to form Afangideh Global, which focuses largely on immigration law.

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Some take-away points + quotes from Salem:

• There's a eucharistic nature of humans. We're constantly being poured out and broken.
• "Because I’ve been loved, because I’ve been validated, because I have that Great Love Story, I just want to share that in whatever way possible."
  
• "When you keep hearing a single narrative, it’s easy to keep a shell around yourself."
  
• “Lots of people put up statuses and tend to have an opinion on immigration, but they don’t understand basics of American immigration law."
• People of faith can compassionate listeners when talking about topics that may drudge up fear by asking things in an authentic space, becoming informed, and reaching out preemptively.

Further Reading

Salem's Instagram
Salem's Podcast, Thrive Table
Salem's Fave TED Talk: The Danger of A Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie