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    Is it OK for PRs to purchase and consume marijuana in Colorado now?

    Even if it is legalized by state lasw of Colorado, does it mean it is K'd by USCIS?
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    Starting next yeat, will a PR's failure to have health insurance affect citizenship?

    By law, everyone in USA should have health insurance and anyone fails to do so must pay penalty as much as 1% of his total yearly income. But if a PR temporaily live abroad for up to two years with re-entry permit, what should he do? Although he physically live abroad, he nominally still...
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    Obama Healthcare Reform and PR temporarily living abroad

    By law, everyone in USA should have health insurance and anyone fails to do so must pay penalty as much as 1% of his total yearly income. But if a PR temporaily live abroad for up to two years with re-entry permit, what should he do? Although he physically live abroad, he nominally still...
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    My First Primary Election Vote after citizenship

    I went to to vote in the state primary election and this is my first. But what I found shocked me. In my state, the primary election is supposed to be close that one need to register as a republican to vote for a republicna nominess and as a democrqtic to vote for a democratic nominess. But...
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    Will this country be doomed if too diversified?

    If there is no major dominant ethnical group, sooner or later the country will break up. There is no such thing as American expetionism. America , like any other countries, is subject to teh historical law http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47458196/ns/us_news-life/#.T7UFimt5mSM Census...
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    Is it legal for us to stamp or write soemthing on visa pages of our own US passport?

    I always get a passport stmp whenever possible when enetring or leaving border of any country and keep stamp as sourvinir or . But some country do not that even if you request. For example, land crossing between USA and Canada is such a case. In that situation, can I stamp or write something...
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    If one's advanced degree is revoked due to plagiarism

    I read a news about plagiarism then this scenario come to my mind: one get greencard thru employment with advanced degree as part of necessary qulification, then become a US citizen. Then it is foundout that his PhD dissertation is almost a copy and paste from others' work. So the...
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    Going to France

    This is not my first time to France but it is indeed my first trip to France after citizenship. For past travels I applied for and got visas. I know that this time I do not need any visa but want to make sure I don't need any other document either like invitation letter etc
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    ICE crackdown on not carrying the physical card

    I read news in my natuive language that ICE strengethneing crackdown on not carrying physical green card and some epople who carry photocopies even faced double charges (not carrying GC and illegal photocopying the GC). I was natualized already but I have passport card in my wallet but I...
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    38% of citizens fail citizenship test

    I guess if tehy only test natural born citizens http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/20/how-dumb-are-we.html How Dumb Are We? NEWSWEEK gave 1,000 Americans the U.S. Citizenship Test--38 percent failed. The country's future is imperiled by our ignorance.
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    Is Overseas Earned Income taxable for Social Security?

    Is Overseas Earned Income taxable for Social Security? Many naturalized citizens going back to tehjir hoem coyuntry to work told me they do not pay SS taxes and tehy say tehur already paid 10 years so there is no extra benefit from continuing paying SS taxes. But by law is is required...
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    From almost making history by almost being naturlaized without need for oath to near deporation

    A few years ago , the lady almost became the first oen in history to become a citizen without needing to take oath. Now she faces deporation which seem inevitable. http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/072070.P.pdf
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    Jurisdiction over civil disputes among citizens and PRs

    If two persons say And B has an issue in another country outside USA, can they come back to USAS and sue each other in a US court? Say A beat and injures B in a foreign country and they both come to USA. Can B sue A in US? And this can depend on (1) A is a US citizen and B is a US...
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    Vote registration for mid term election this year

    To participate in mid-term election this years, what is the deadline for voter's registration? I am in relocation processs and apparently I can not vote in my current area so I wonder if I register in the new area in time. Besides,do I have to de-register myself in my current area after I...
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    What can really happen to naturalized citizens if their original country and USA go to war

    What can really happen to naturalized citizens if their original country and USA go to war with each other?
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    Back from the first trip overseas ater citizenship

    I have a question: when we presents all passports for whole family, the immigration scanned and stamped each and every passport just like that but only for my passport he did some thing additional. He apparently typed something into computer and seemed to want to verify something. I wonder...
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    Registering with U.S. embassy

    On the passport (Page 7 of the most recent version) it says Register with U.S. embassy for a prolonged stay. What qualify for "a prolonged stay". Can we register anyway? https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/ I registered my trip anyway at above link. You can add accompanying...
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    Do you travel overseas with both passport and naturalization certificate or only passport?

    Do you travel overseas with both passport and naturalization certificate or only pasport? In case passport is lost, naturalization certificate can be used to request assistance from US consulate. Of course, if we have both passport book and passport card, two documents may be enough to...
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    Do you have a different feeling for July 4th after becoming a citizen?

    Do you have a different feeling for July 4th after becoming a citizen?
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    Do CBP officers still say "Welcome home" to you when you come back to USA after a overseas trip?

    Many PRs reported CBP, after verifying their green card, greet them with "Welcome home" that give them a warm feeling. Maybe that greeting is special for PRs but citizens on the hand, by default should always come back so that there may be not such greeting anymore.
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