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Entries from August 2008

How One’s Action Defines One’s Character: Deceptions, Lies, & Frauds

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

I am not a political person and usually do not meddle into politics.  However, recent Olympic events show the true characters of the Chinese government (Mainland Chinese government, that is).   With the reputation of the nation on the line, the Chinese government and their Olympic committee chose deceptions and frauds to host their first, and […]

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Tags: Business & Corporate Law · General Discussion · Immigration · The Smith & Garg Family

Recreational Boating and Fishermen’s “Dream Act”: The Clean Boating Act

August 6th, 2008 · No Comments

To all boaters, whether you are avid anglers, sail-boat lovers, water-ski and jet-ski owners, and to all water-craft owners alike, I am pleased to let all anglers and boaters know that effective as of July 29, 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not be issuing pollution permits to non-commercial boat owners.  As of […]

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Tags: Business & Corporate Law · General Discussion · Fishing

USCIS’s Bureaucracy and Untimely Adjudication Crippling the Immigration Process

August 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Over a year ago on July 30, 2007, USCIS dramatically increased filing and application fees, promising to hire new adjudicating officers and eliminating backlogs on case loads.  One year later and we find ourselves worse than we have ever been in the number of backlogs.  Whether or not the USCIS hired more employees, the evidence […]

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Tags: Business & Corporate Law · General Discussion · Immigration