u/Financial_Buy_2287 — reddlx

I came as skilled immigrant to USA. In 2023 I nearly lost my life in a deadly shooting. Right when I was about to go home to see my family, I got laid off from work. After victim of deadly assault, I got stuck in immigration process. Despite of having all the knowledge of AI, I was not allowed to work for 2 years until I got my work permit. No money for food or rent. By the time I got my work permit I already died inside by crying alone and couldn’t handle trauma of job and deadly assault and cannot tell anyone on this foreign land, some times sleeping hungry. I was ashamed to ask friends to buy a gallon of milk. I survived somehow but last two years changed everything about me. Now I’m having identity crisis of how to hide what happened when I’ll meet my family after 6 years. Immigration can fuck things up. I wasn’t allowed to work despite of having all the knowledge. I never did anything wrong. Zero crime ever. Came to USA legally. I feel it’s just not me anymore.