For Immigration Attorney Eric Widman, Immigration Isn't Just Business: It's Personal! | Episode 57

<p>Calgary immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah spoke with Erick Widman, a Portland immigration lawyer who has experienced all&nbsp;sides of immigration: he began as an American expat living and working in Budapest, Hungary; then helped his Hungarian wife immigrate to the United States and become and naturalized citizen, and now as the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.passage.law/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Founder and Managing Attorney of Passage Immigration&nbsp;Law,</a>&nbsp;he helps others navigate the immigration journey. Erick practices both business and immigration law and his firm's&nbsp;“why” is to enable people to achieve their full potential by living globally.</p><h2>Live Globally and Help Others Live Globally</h2><p>As a former immigrant himself and a parent to 3 multicultural, dual citizen children, Erick's mission is to live globally and help others live globally.&nbsp;Evelyn and Erick discuss:</p><ul><li>Why Passage Immigration Law - why did you choose that name for your law firm?</li><li>Like me, you practice both business and family immigration law. What do you see as the biggest differences between a business law practice and an individual - and why do you choose to both practice areas?</li><li>As an American who immigrated to live and work in Hungary, what did you learn about being an expat yourself that helps you today as an immigration lawyer?</li><li>How was your immigrant experience different than your wife’s, who immigrated to live permanently in the United States, while you returned to the US after a few years?</li><li>Have your kids lived in Europe, or only visited?</li><li>How do you raise children with a global mindset, versus a border mindset?</li><li>What is your biggest frustration with the U.S. immigration system?</li><li>How does your law firm manage the challenges and roadblocks immigrants face?</li><li>Why do you think some Americans are so resistant to immigration?</li><li>What do you say to Americans who strongly oppose immigration?</li></ul><br/><p>Connect With Erick on