Green Card Brides

<p>This book is my personal story of just how elusive the American Dream can be. I share my struggle as I work long shifts as a caregiver and Uber driver to make ends meet while I apply for legal status hoping to bring my wife and children. But this is more than just my story. It serves as a clarifying backdrop for the global migrant crisis and a rallying cry for change. Here I share not only my personal experiences as someone who has to take 3D (dirty dangerous and demeaning) jobs to survive but the stories of other migrants I have met along the way as well. It is a rare and emotional insider's look at what it's like to leave everything for a better life for your family only to be blocked at every turn. My own harrowing journey as a Black African essential worker points toward an enlightened path away from corporate greed and exploitation introducing a different political conversation about why I and so many fellow migrants are looking westward for better lives.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Yasin Kakande</strong> is an international journalist TED Global Fellow and author of several critically praised non-fiction books including <em>Why We Are Coming</em> and <em>Slave States</em> which offer fresh perspectives on immigration and geopolitics. His journalism career includes contributions to outlets such as <em>The New York Times</em> <em>Thomson Reuters</em> <em>Al Jazeera</em> <em>The National</em> and <em>The Boston Globe</em>. Yasin holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College and resides outside Boston.</p>