H-1B visa

because they told me, on three distinct occasions that I needed a visa to go to Haiti. So, I actually had to miss class. The morning was gray, a traffic lady yelled at me, I missed the 8:21 am commuter train: I waited an hour for the following. I got to the consul in Boston, they made me take $10 dollar worth passport pictures, I also had to buy a $5o dollar money order. The people who worked at the consul were ready to make the visa, when they noticed that apparently a person who holds a green…

Undocumented immigrants are defined as any induvial who deliberately enter into a foreign country without government authorization. Since the United States of America have been catalogue worldwide as the “country of opportunities”. People from all over the world try by any means to get into America. According to the census bureau, there are approximately fourteen million illegals. And, most are receiving economical benefits. Is the government of the U.S giving millions of dollars to illegals…

the United States from any country in the Western Hemisphere. The Hart-Cellar Act established a ceiling of 120,000 immigrant visas for the Western Hemisphere. The amount of 20,000 immigrants from Mexico was unrealistic in the 1960s. The number of immigrants was dramatic because there was not that many strict laws as now. During the 1960s it was a lot easier to receive a visa, so the amount of undocumented immigrants were lower and the amount of documented immigrants was higher. Many of laws that…

of factors that play in this situation, both the ones I can and can’t control. First off, since I am not a U.S. citizen or legal resident, in order to attend college in the U.S. in general I have to have a student visa (F1). I have already taken the masseur in applying for this visa which immigration still hasn’t responded to after well past a year. Which has left me in a pending state. If the answer ever comes, whether it is a yes or no, it is absolutely out of my control. But I have thought…

What is a citizen? According to the U.S Constitution, Amendment XIV, “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside,” (ratified 07/09/1868, 1). Per one of the lectures in GOVT 2305 - 71502, “a person can become a citizen of the United States through birthright citizenship, derivative citizenship, or naturalization,”(Professor Echols, 09/06/2016, 2). Being a citizen means that a…

There comes a time in life when we all have to make certain decisions. For me, I was one of those fortunate people who was given the chance to make a decision by my parents. This decision was regarding furthering my education after graduating from pre-university program. It’s usually rare among the Bangladeshi families to let their children decide for themselves about studying abroad. I consider myself lucky because, if it wasn’t for my beloved parents who have agreed with my decision and…

called the Diversity Visa Lotter run by the US government. Between eight to fifteen million people apply and only over 100 thousand people win. This information isn’t common because in the United States we are privileged enough to not have to worry about it, but for people like Abdi it’s there ticket to a better life in America. In the story, “Abdi and the Golden Ticket”, a Somalia refugee living in Kenya wins the Golden Ticket, giving him a spot on the short list for an American Visa. The…

Environmental Scan: Specific Environment Current Rivalry The existing competitors of American Express include Discover Financial Services, Visa, Inc., and MasterCard Worldwide. Unlike American Express and Discover, Visa, and MasterCard do not finance, which means these companies are intermediaries and “they don’t directly finance credit card transactions” (Thangavelu, 2015). That being said, Discover is more in American Express’ strategic group because they both issue cards and work within the…

Based on a study presented by the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology featuring 50 serial killers, troubled childhoods showed a higher percentage than the societal average. “Over one-third were shown to have a history of physical abuse, 26 percent were sexually abused, 50 percent were psychologically abused and 18 percent were neglected.” The Devil in the White City by Eric Larson is a depiction of how H.H. Holmes (Herman Webster Mudgett) uses his skills of manipulation, charm, and deceit…

of the hotel’s basement. From these crimes, Holmes is said to be one of America’s first known serial killers (Larson, 2003). Furthermore, building the fair was a long and brutal process since it had to be completed in a short about of time. Daniel H. Burnham, one of Chicago’s talented architects, was the exposition’s director of works. Him and his team of architects designed the World’s Fair from scratch and it needed to be finished by opening day. Of course, many obstacles got in the way,…