There are many ways that people may enter the country, either temporarily or permanently, when the purpose is for trading or investing in commercial enterprises. For instance, under an E-1 non-immigrant visa, one may enter the country to engage in international trade, and an E-2 visa allows a person to enter the country in order to invest capital in a U.S. business. These visas are available to nationals of countries with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation, and the visa holders are therefore known as …(read more)
Much of the debate on how to deal with illegal immigration in the country has focused on securing America’s borders, namely our southern border with Mexico, to stop illegal immigrants from crossing over in the first place. Building a fence along the border is a popular idea, although if 25 tons of marijuana can be transported into the country through underground tunnels, there is probably nothing to stop people from coming in the same way.
Arizona, one of only four American states to actually border Mexico, enacted a controversial measure last …(read more)
Estate planning for families with young children requires special consideration. Many young families just starting out have not accumulated enough wealth to provide for their children’s care to an age where the children can be financially independent. The solution to this problem is life insurance, which can provide the funds to raise your children and prevent them from becoming a financial burden. Assuming the parents are young and in good health, life insurance is usually affordable and obtainable. The next few blog entries will focus on estate planning when minor …(read more)
The popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace has exploded in recent years, with Facebook alone reporting over 500 million active users worldwide. Facebook states that each month over 30 billion photographs, links to Web sites, and news articles are shared through their site. Each Facebook user has one thing in common-at some point, they will die, and when they do, the digital estate they leave behind will raise a number of legal and ethical issues.
Social networking sites serve as gatekeepers to user’s accounts, preventing access …(read more)
