Karen Pulfer Focht

Karen Pulfer Focht is an award-winning photojournalist specializing in long-term projects and editorial photography for the Associated Press and other clients nationally and internationally.

Recent Stories

Education

The children of H-1B visa holders are growing up — and still waiting for green cards

The World

February 13, 2018

The Dattas came from India to teach American children in a Mississippi school. But because of their visas, they worry their own child won’t be able to study in the US.

Global Politics

More Mexicans are crossing the border — to leave the US. Here’s one family’s story.

The World

January 18, 2017

More than a year ago, a husband and wife from Mexico voluntarily returned to their country of origin and left their Americanized sons in the United States. Now that Trump has been elected, will more immigrant parents make the same choice?

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