Irish comedian Maeve Higgins moved to the U.S. with a visa for artists with "extraordinary abilities." But the myth of the "good immigrant," she says, perpetuates harm and discrimination. Maeve ...

Maeve Higgins is the author of “Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl From Somewhere Else.” As a comedian, she has performed all over the world, including in her native Ireland; Edinburgh, Scotland; ...

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