Every year, because of the generosity of the Legal Intelligencer, I am provided with an opportunity to write a piece for publication and every year I am provided guidelines for the piece, including, but not limited to, instructions to talk about a substantive issue. While I certainly could talk about a recent immigration decision and its impact or implications, or a recently passed regulation, I find myself compelled in this moment to talk about a much broader issue related to immigration: work authorization and why that and increased migrant welcoming is critical for all of us.