Minimum-Wage Jobs: Coalition Forces and Visa Holders

minimum-wage jobs: But life in the United States for them has proven a constant struggle, according to Metro News. These former translators, engineers and doctors awarded Special Immigrant Visas must start over in bug-infested, low-rent apartments with minimum-wage jobs while dealing with PTSD and other health problems, the Sacramento Bee reported than 2,000 such visa holders and their family members have settled in Sacramento since October 2010, and many of them say they are struggling with anxiety and depression that have developed or been greatly exacerbated by their struggles in the United States. California's capital has emerged as a leading destination for Afghan refugees who were awarded special visas because of their service to coalition forces in the war. They say they feel helpless and abandoned, lacking decent jobs, housing or an understanding of U.S. culture. A neighbourhood teenager and alleged member of a gang has been charged and is awaiting trial. One of them is Faisal Razmal, a former interpreter for U.S. soldiers battling the Taliban in Afghanistan who was shot in the face in front of his Sacramento apartment in August 2015 by an assailant wielding a flare gun. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.