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From Circus Dreams to Citizenship: The High Cost of America’s Immigration Maze
Episode 9920th August 2025 • Solving America's Problems • Jerremy Alexander Newsome & Dave Conley
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What does it really take to earn the American Dream? Olga Kay, a 16-year-old Russian circus performer turned entrepreneur, and Svetlana Newsome, who arrived with $300 and lion-hearted grit, peel back the curtain on a system with 4 million pending cases and punishing wait times. From family-splitting delays to decades-long legal loops, this episode exposes how immigration builds resilience—but at an extraordinary human cost.

Timestamps:

  • (00:00) Introduction: Who Survives America’s Immigration Gauntlet?
  • (00:38) Meet Olga & Svetlana: Hustle Overcomes Borders
  • (01:13) The Dream Sold vs. The Reality Lived
  • (01:51) From Circus to Start-Up: Stories That Defy the Odds
  • (02:54) Invisible Sacrifices: The True Price of Waiting
  • (10:11) Legal Gridlock: Inside the Citizenship Backlog

Connect:

Olga Kay: https://mooshwalks.com/ 

Svetlana Newsome: https://thelightfreedom.com/ 


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