I've spent 13 years building a life in the UK. Now it could be snatched away'

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"Julian Grant was a teenager when he arrived in the UK as a keen undergraduate 13 years ago. A student of modern history at the University of St Andrews, the US-born student fell for Scotland's charm. Nine months after his degree, in 2017, Julian returned to do a masters in Scottish history at the University of Glasgow and has lived continuously in Britain ever since."

The Independent reports on reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech with journalists on the ground. Donations enable continued reporting and keep content accessible without paywalls. Investigations include Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and documentaries such as 'The A Word' about American women fighting for reproductive rights. Julian Grant arrived in the UK as a student thirteen years ago and completed a PhD on the North Coast 500's tourism impact. He volunteers preserving a local church, speaks with a soft Scottish accent and holds a Hibernian season ticket. He faces abandoning his life when Labour's immigration crackdown comes into force in April and joins thousands fearing loss of their futures in Britain.

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