Immigrant of the Day: Karan Kler (India)

Photograph courtesy of Marilyn Chung, The Desert Sun

Karan Kler is the executive director of the Coachella Valley Immigration Service and Assistance Inc. (C-VISA), a nonprofit immigration counseling agency in Palm Springs.  The legal counseling organization handles about 4,000 cases on an ongoing basis, ranging from immigrants needing help with their status and citizenship, naturalized citizens who need to file paperwork for children born abroad and for people who have problems with renters, employers and medical insurance companies.

As executive director of Coachella Valley Immigration Service and Assistance Inc., Karan Kler provides legal assistance at a low cost to immigrants and existing citizens alike. He brings a doctor in some weekday mornings to provide medical exams at cost, and he’ll take care of cases referred by Shelter from the Storm gratis. C-VISA is an organization provides support for victims of domestic violence, the immigrant population, and families that want to stay together.

For an interview with Kler, click here.,

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