Hello y'all, I just need some advice as an upcoming college freshman(currently a high school senior) studying Aerospace Engineering(not declared yet), I have until sophomore year to declare it, btw. Basically, I was wondering how to navigate the Aerospace industry as an H4 kid. I know this is a field that is heavily discouraged on this visa status, but genuinely, like this has been my main passion ever since I was little, I've always been obsessed with rockets and space travel, I'm pretty strong in Math and Physics as well. My dad always argues with me on this because he wants me to go into a field like CS or EE that is more "safe," I guess, for people with my visa status. By the way its kind of hard for me to comprehend this, as I've grown up here since I was 7 months old, so I guess I don't feel the same fear that he does when going into a risky field like this. I've always wondered if I could just work in other roles as an Aerospace major, as it's a very interdisciplinary field, and I will learn a lot of skills, before I eventually get my green card. I've heard many people tell me to go into MechE, and I am considering it. The main reason I still want to do Aerospace is that I know exactly what I'm interested in and want to do with my life, and Aerospace offers the specific MechE specialization I'm looking for. My end goal is to go into the Space Industry, as I don't want to settle for short-term stability over a potential 50-year career.
Btw, I may have misunderstood some parts or made some mistakes in my thinking, my bad, I'm still learning more about how immigration works and how an engineering degree functions