{"id":18567,"date":"2025-09-25T12:54:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/?post_type=uu_services&#038;p=18567"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:50:48","slug":"our-immigration-system-humanity-v-law-can-we-have-both","status":"publish","type":"uu_services","link":"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/services\/our-immigration-system-humanity-v-law-can-we-have-both\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Immigration System:  Humanity v. Law \u2013 Can We Have Both? (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An overview of US law and policy around immigration and the effect of the same on the immigrants and US citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Shea is the founder of Immigrants First, PLLC, a full-service immigration law firm in Manassas.  She is also an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, sits on the boards of various nonprofits, and is a frequent speaker on immigration issues.  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