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The glittering skyscrapers of New York, the Technicolor action of Hollywood and vibrant casino life of Las Vegas are the wild visions that Mr Job Kariu Ngugi nursed about the United States of America. For many people like Mr Ngugi, America is the place where dreams are born and opportunities seized.

 
Arriving in America in 1995 when he had just turned 21 , Mr Ngugi determined to study, earn a degree and come back to Kenya. He was later to learn that everything in America was not perfect.

 
“I was shocked that there are beggars, and there are wooden houses like in Kenya,” he says.
 
Nevertheless, his life took an unexpected turn, and a year later he won the green card lottery. Mr Ngugi was elated and returned to Kenya to process an immigrant visa.
 
“An applicant is given a deadline after which you cannot be issued with a visa,” he says.
 
Armed with the precious green card, Mr Ngugi was assured that he could legally work and live in the United States without fear of deportation. Like the thousands of fellow immigrants escaping from broken dreams in various countries, Mr Ngugi knew that he was an inch away from poverty - or riches.
 

He would see the sleek cars snaking through the streets of Boston, the jobs and the smoothness of life as compared to Nairobi. Though Mr Ngugi contends that the green card is just a piece of paper that grants you immigrant status in the US, he says it is a lifeline that has changed his life. (more…)

British and Europeans alike want to come and retire in Florida. We were planning to do just that and came to the states for a vacation. However, it doesn’t matter how much money one has, we were not allowed to stay more than 180 days in a calendar year. We saw an American attorney, in London, close to the American Embassy and he explained the criteria and gave us lots of helpful information. It was $100 fee at the time and money well spent.

We came to the Tampa area and checked out businesses. We looked at pet stores, bookshops, bars, restaurants, gyms, and the list went on. The only trouble was most were selling because they were not making a profit. We had to find a business that would support us and create jobs for Americans.

We found one restaurant that we loved and got turned down. Then we found Susie’s restaurant, my name, and knew we just had to purchase it. We made an offer and collected all the reverent information for the American Embassy. We sent it to our attorney in England and were turned down. It was not making enough profit we were informed. We decided to take on the adjoining unit and increase the seating capacity from 64 seats to 90. The restaurant had 9 members of staff and we reckoned we would need another 4 making a total of 13.

We were turned down again. The restaurant was open for breakfast and lunch so we did another business plan incorporating a dinner menu for the evenings. We finally got a 2-year business visa. We did everything the Embassy asked of us. (more…)

Here is some historical information on the evolution of the American Flag. Winners of the 2009 Green Card lottery will have to take a naturalization test once in America, there are many questions on this test in regards to the flag. This post will you give you a head start to the correct answers!

The American Flag is the emblem of unity, liberty and strength of the United States. The nation takes pride in its most popular symbol. The history of rise of America as a nation is engraved in the tale of American Flag history.

The Early American Flag History

The early flags adopted by the first colonizers tell the story of their struggles with the alien wild world. Beaver, pine tree, snake and other symbols were attached to different banners with adages like ‘Hope’, ‘Liberty’, ‘Appeal to Heaven’ or ‘Don’t Tread on Me’.

Boston Liberty flag with 9 alternate red and white horizontal stripes flew over the Liberty Tree in the Hanover Square of Boston where the sons of liberty met. (more…)

Being in a safe community is one of the most important factors that buyers consider when purchasing a home, condo or any other type of real estate. So where are America’s most secure places to live? The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has released its third annual ranking of top 20 ‘Most Secure U.S. Places to Live’.

Bert Sperling, a database expert with http://bestplaces.net, compiled the Farmers rankings based on data from 379 U.S. municipalities. Factors such as crime statistics, unemployment rates and risks of environmental hazards, terrorism threats, natural disasters and extreme weather conditions, were taken into consideration.

The communities were divided into three groups – large metropolitan areas (above 500,000 residents), mid-size cities (between 150,000 and 500,000 residents), and small towns (fewer than 150,000 residents).

According to the survey, the most secure community to live in the U.S. among large metropolitan areas are the adjacent communities of Boise City and Nampa (both in Idaho), which topped all large metro areas. Located among the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the area has one of the lowest unemployment rates and enjoys a wonderful climate.

Among the Mid-size cities, those with a population between 150,000 and 500,000, the safest community to live is Las Cruces, New Mexico. Las Cruces was the first among mid-size cities in low unemployment rate and favorable climate categories.

St. George in Utah topped all small cities with populations of 150,000 or fewer in the survey. The city has 110,515 residents who enjoy a mild climate, clean air and low annual precipitation. It also has the lowest crime rates of all the 379 communities surveyed. St. George stands first in employment rate among the 138 small towns in the Farmers study.

The following are top 20 communities of America’s most secure places to live among large metropolitan areas, mid-size cities and small towns:

The top 20 safest communities to live among the large metro areas are:

1. Boise City-Nampa, Idaho 2. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine 3. Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada 4. Honolulu, Hawaii 5. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California (more…)

An archaic rule outlining citizenship requirements for commercial fishing vessel crews has both fishermen and Coast Guard officials scratching their heads. Confusion over the interpretation of the so-called 75/25 rule — part of the 1920 Jones Act — has made some green card holders concerned that they might be violating federal law if they continue to crew on fishing vessels. Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin Benson clarified yesterday the rule does not limit the number of green card holders who can crew on a fishing vessel. Instead, it requires that no more than 25 percent of unlicensed crew members may be “non-resident aliens holding H-2B visas,” Lt. Cmdr. Benson said.

He noted that captains of fishing vessels can only be U.S. citizens, not green card holders.

H-2B visas are granted to temporary non-agricultural workers with sponsoring employers. They are used in such industries as landscaping, seasonal construction, fisheries, retail and other industries, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. (more…)

US immigration is a process to travel from other nations as an immigrant or non-immigrant to the U.S. A person who desires to travel to the U.S should require visa and follow certain immigration rules and regulations. Getting an immigration visa is very complicated .It is constantly changing. An immigration lawyer will be able to help with (immigration and naturalization) issues such as obtaining a U.S. work visa or other type of visas like Visitor visas B1, B2 for business visitors, Student visa,L1-Intracompany transferee visas, E1-Treaty trader, E2-Treaty investor, Family visa include K and V (fiancée visa and spousal visa) and green card issues.

A US immigration attorney or immigration lawyer deals with issues concerning foreign nationals who enter the U.S either temporarily or permanently. Their line of work involves everything associated with the legal rights, duties, and obligations of foreigners in the United States.

Depending upon the purpose, there are many types of U.S. visas. Mainly visas are divided into two types Non-immigrant visas and Immigrant visas. Non-immigrant visas like: B1 Visa- It is mainly for temporary visitor for business. (more…)

Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America! Over 12.7 percent of Americans reported they were victims of Identity Theft in the last five years! The misuse of existing credit card accounts has increased to over 71 percent in the last two years. Over all, Identity Theft has increased over 41 percent in the same period.

Identity Theft is a massive crime and it is virtually without risk. Unbelievably, only 25 percent of Identity Theft victims report this crime to the police. (more…)

Until a few years ago, the money that immigrants sent back home every month was only their business. But remittances around the world now total more than $126 billion, according to the World Bank. So it’s become an issue for economists, governments and politicians. Pedro Amaya came to Virginia from El Salvador eight years ago. Like thousands of Hispanics in the U.S., Pedro and his four brothers work in construction..

He lives with his wife and baby, and every month he sends money home to his parents in El Salvador. ‘Sometimes $300 per month, sometimes $200, they have another small income, but it is not enough for living. The economy in our country is not doing well.’ (more…)

TLALCHAPA, Mexico - Gerardo Luviano is looking for somebody to rent his Social Security number. Mr. Luviano, 39, obtained legal residence in the United States almost 20 years ago. But these days, back in Mexico, teaching beekeeping at the local high school in this hot, dusty town in the southwestern part of the country, Mr. Luviano is not using his Social Security number. So he is looking for an illegal immigrant in the United States to use it for him - providing a little cash along the way.

‘I’ve almost managed to contact somebody to lend my number to,’ Mr. Luviano said. ‘My brother in California has a friend who has crops and has people that need one.’ (more…)

Most Americans are very upset with the illegal immigration issues in our country. Yet everyone knows that many jobs need to be filled that Americans are not filling. Today we have such low unemployment that businesses struggle to get all the work done. Many industries are in crisis due to this problem such as the restaurant, landscaping, car washes, construction and agriculture trades. But they are only a subset of the problems with labor.

One major problem in the future with truck washing companies is going to be that when the Department of Homeland Security tightens down on illegal immigration, we will see labor supply issues, as most of the tuck washing companies are hiring Hispanic Labor and often they are illegal aliens. (more…)

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