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Barry Baker
Notes
The Art of Breaking Through
We are born into stories already in progress; scripts written in zoning codes, lease clauses and immigration memos. The chain isn't always metal; sometimes its silence, sometimes it's policy. Survival isn't passive, it's political. Every exception carved by tenants, immigrants, and harm reductionists is not a glitch in the system, it's a blueprint for rupture. In a world that criminalizes existence, the art of breaking through begins with the refusal to be erased.
The Family Unity Exception
In the maze of immigration law, justice often hides in the margins. The Family Unity Exception isn't a headline; it's a footnote. For families facing separation, it's everything. This provision allows asylum seekers, barred by technicalities, to fight for the right to stay together. It's not guaranteed. It's not simple. It's a crack in the system where compassion still flickers. In Chains & Exceptions, I explore how legal nuance becomes a lifeline, and why the stories that defy the rules are the ones that most deserve to be told.
