Recently, a person came to my office for consultation after her adjustment of status application (based on marriage to a US citizen) was denied due to fraud. She had entered…
It is very common for beneficiaries of family based petition to wait many years before their petition’s priority date becomes current. This is usually the case with US Citizen parent…
WHEN it’s warm outside we all enjoy our favorite warm weather foods and beverages. Have you ever considered how some of these affect your smile? You may be surprised. Here’s…
Assemblymember Bonta gets in for re-election, Buenaventura loses bid for San Mateo County Superior Court Judge SAN BRUNO—California Gov. Jerry Brown easily won his bid for re-election to a second…
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the closing of the polls and reported the first Election Night results for the June 3, 2014 Statewide Direct Primary…
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan reported an initial estimate of outstanding ballots to be processed during the election canvass period for the June 3, 2014 Statewide…
I HAD the privilege of writing about one of the programs I was very much a part of both behind the scenes and on camera (or in front of the…
A FORECLOSURE deficiency is the amount you legally owe to the creditor after the property is foreclosed upon by the creditor. If a car is repossessed, the creditor takes it…
LAST week, President Obama urged Speaker of the House John Boehner to bring immigration reform to a vote this summer, or expect more administrative liberalization of Federal immigration policy. It…
Traveling has crossed the line of being a luxury to being a necessity. To some, it is in their bucket list; but, to many, it is part of their budget…
THE memory of what is irrevocably lost is the true meaning of Hell in the Divine Comedy. Dante Alighieri is considered as the Father of Italian Poetry. The poetry of the Comedy is immortal. …
LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of lawful permanent residents participated in the 2nd Annual Pan Asian Citizenship Workshop for free US citizenship application assistance at the Los Angeles Central Library on…
LOS ANGELES – Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. together with a topnotch investment mission from the Philippines kicked off the Houston leg of the 3rd Philippine Investment Roadshow in the…
Los Angeles— “Ipagbunyi ang Araw ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas! After the final preparation and meeting last Monday, June 02, 2014 at FACLA, the 2nd HFT Independence Day Parade Organizing (2HFTIDPOC)…
ROSEMEAD, Calif., June 2, 2014 — Beginning June 1, changes in the maximum-allowable income to qualify for the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) and the Family Electric Rate Assistance…
ACCORDING to official data released on May 29, a succession of natural disasters (The 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Bohol and Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013) has slowed down growth of the…
THERE are some pronouncements from the Aquino administration that are sometimes so incongruous with each other. One concrete example is in the way it is handling the multi-billion peso pork…
IRS agents are equipped with a guide that provides audit techniques to issues unique to attorneys. IRS instructs its agents to probe into the following areas: – Unreported income, deferral…
ACCORDING to recent reports, Sarah Chookey worked as a commissioned sales employee in the automotive department of Sears in its branch in Thousand Oaks, CA. Apart from commissions, Ms. Chookey…
DUE to demand stemming from aging demographics, the number of foreign-trained physicians practicing in the US continues to grow. According to the American Medical Association, International Medical Graduates (IMGs) comprise…
YOUR debt problems may be undeniable. You know they are there and they will not go away until you do something about them. Perhaps at some point, you took the…
“ Immigrants in these circumstances would be well-advised to consult with an attorney specializing in Immigration & Nationality law to explore their options and determine what course of action is best…
WHEN I see people praying ardently in church, I would remember Edith Stein (also known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) — a German Jewish philosopher, who converted to…
If one would measure a man’s intellect mainly based from Sir Francis Bacon’s popular quotation: “Reading maketh a full man, Conference a ready man, and Writing an exact man,” easily…
LOS ANGELES – For most of the candidates hoping to become the next Sheriff of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), the final straw which pushed them to run…
SB 935 (Leno) would give CA highest minimum wage in the nation by 2017 LOS ANGELES – On Thursday, May 29, California State Senate voted 21-12 to raise the state’s…
LOS ANGELES – Former President of the Philippines Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) delighted the audience with his half-hour speech directed to the young and the young at heart, who came…
To sign agreement to work together for peace and social justice LOS ANGELES– Members of the Filipino community joined a diverse gathering of local nonprofit directors, student organizations and religious…
Within the first week of the opening of the April 1, 2014 H-1B filing season, USCIS received a sufficient number of H-1B cap-subject petitions to overwhelm the annual H-1B quota—172,500….
