Episode
62 | Arslan Chaudhary Gets a Haircut: Immigration, Labor, and the System That Depends On It
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- May 4, 2026
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Summary
Arslan Chaudhary is an immigration attorney with over 16 years of experience, working across family-based cases, work visas, and earlier in his career, asylum and deportation. In this episode, he breaks down what the U.S. immigration system actually looks like beyond headlines, including why the process is so complex, how policy and reality often don’t match, and what happens when the system starts working against the people trying to follow it. The conversation also touches on the economic side of immigration, including how entire industries rely on labor that exists in a legal gray area, and why that reality makes meaningful reform difficult. FOLLOW / CONTACT ARSLAN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seyje.music Website: https://usicounsel.com FOLLOW TAB SALSMAN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabcutshair/ Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/splittinghairspod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SplittingHairsPod Subscribe for more conversations like this. Comment or leave a review. It goes a long way.