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TEXAS SENATE BILL 1677 - Allowing “Immigration Consultants” To Provide Immigration Services
The SB 1677 as it stands is a diaster waiting to happen.  If this Bill passes and becomes law, immigrants in Texas will suffer dire consequences including but is not exclusive to do the denial of many qualified applications, barred from immigration benefits, and [...]

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NATURALIZATION AND DERIVATIVE APPLICATIONS
 

What is the Child Citizenship Act of 2000?
 
The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 allows certain foreign-born, biological and adopted, children of American citizens to acquire American citizenship automatically as derivative citizens. These children did not acquire American citizenship at birth, but they are granted citizenship when they enter the United States [...]

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Have you had your credit card available balance lowered lately?

A common practice among credit card companies these days is slashing available credit limits to either close to the outstanding balance or even lower! Currently, there is no law that prohibits this action. Legislation addressing this issue is not scheduled to arrive in force until 2010. [...]

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