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	<title>notbornhere.com</title>
	<link>http://notbornhere.com</link>
	<description>A blog for immigrants by immigrants</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Why a bad economy is not too bad news for immigrants</title>
		<link>http://notbornhere.com/2008/10/04/why-a-bad-economy-is-not-too-bad-news-for-immigrants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years, American politics has centered around a few major issues. The war, economy, taxes, cultural values and immigration. Most elections are fought and won around one of these major areas.
An economic downturn is imminent and has been a 7 year cycle according to leading economists. People get out of a bad economy and tend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get 50% off on calls to your home country with trueroots.us</title>
		<link>http://notbornhere.com/2008/10/01/get-50-off-on-calls-to-your-home-country-with-truerootsus/</link>
		<comments>http://notbornhere.com/2008/10/01/get-50-off-on-calls-to-your-home-country-with-truerootsus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AL</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://notbornhere.com/2008/10/01/get-50-off-on-calls-to-your-home-country-with-truerootsus/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Trueroots.us is now offering a buy one, get one free plan where if you buy say $25 of prepaid phone for international calls, they will match another $25 to give you $50 in calling money for your $25.
We&#8217;ve tried and the call quality is excellent and comparable or better than other competing services. They have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 things immigrants need to improve right away</title>
		<link>http://notbornhere.com/2008/09/27/3-things-immigrants-need-to-improve-right-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that Immigrants are much more enthusiastic and likely to succeed. However, there are a 3 things that pull immigrants back. Over the next few posts, we will also offer advice on how to get better at
Communication skills
Natives are always much much better at expressing themselves. They are way more adept at understanding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 ways how McCain wants to ruin the lives of all immigrants</title>
		<link>http://notbornhere.com/2008/09/24/5-ways-how-mccain-wants-to-ruin-the-lives-of-all-immigrants/</link>
		<comments>http://notbornhere.com/2008/09/24/5-ways-how-mccain-wants-to-ruin-the-lives-of-all-immigrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AL</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As the election heats up, economy and security turn out to be the big issues for most people. However for immigrants, immigration remains the #1 issue. Senator McCain if elected will be terrible for immigrants.  Here&#8217;s why:
1.  He said that &#8220;we need workers in this country, there are some jobs Americans are just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to start a company while on a visa in the US</title>
		<link>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/19/how-to-start-a-company-while-on-a-visa-in-the-us/</link>
		<comments>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/19/how-to-start-a-company-while-on-a-visa-in-the-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AL</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/19/how-to-start-a-company-while-on-a-visa-in-the-us/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The process of starting a new company can be intriguing - especially when you are not a permanent resident of the country. Visa issues take it&#8217;s toll but for those enterprising entrepreneurs that are still on say an H1-B visa in the US, it is still possible to start a company legally.
Here&#8217;s how.
Many visas are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to pick an immigration attorney or lawyer!</title>
		<link>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/19/how-to-pick-an-immigration-attorney-or-lawyer/</link>
		<comments>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/19/how-to-pick-an-immigration-attorney-or-lawyer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AL</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[How to series]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[immigration attorney]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/19/how-to-pick-an-immigration-attorney-or-lawyer/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing a lot of people struggle with is how to pick an qualified immigration attorney to handle their immigration case. For most immigrants till they get their permanent residence (green card), this is the single most important thing on their mind.
Here is a how-to guide that will help you go about this process.
A) BUILDING [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Were you born here? - they asked. The importance of Accent training</title>
		<link>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/18/were-you-born-here-they-asked-the-importance-of-accent-training/</link>
		<comments>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/18/were-you-born-here-they-asked-the-importance-of-accent-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AL</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the important parts of cultural assimilation is learning the English language.
However, when people ask you to learn the English language in America, they do not just mean learn how to speak the English language, but rather to learn to speak the English language - the American way. It&#8217;s as George Bernard Shaw once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barack Obama and John McCain on Language</title>
		<link>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/18/barack-obama-and-john-mccain-on-language/</link>
		<comments>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/18/barack-obama-and-john-mccain-on-language/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AL</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the important topics of debate for the upcoming presidential elections will be immigration. There are several topics on the immigration debate and one of them is the knowledge of the English language.
John McCain thinks that &#8220;the only way we move up the economic ladder from the bottom rung is to know English&#8221;. Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do immigrants assimilate well into the American culture?</title>
		<link>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/18/do-immigrants-assimilate-well-into-the-american-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/18/do-immigrants-assimilate-well-into-the-american-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AL</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Assimilation]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/18/do-immigrants-assimilate-well-into-the-american-culture/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Very often, immigrants are blamed for not being able to assimilate into the American  culture. Native born people blame people that were not born here that they do not make any efforts to assimilate quickly.
A civic report by the Manhattan Institute for policy research shows that this is true to a big extent.
Here is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The first blog post</title>
		<link>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/18/the-first-blog-post/</link>
		<comments>http://notbornhere.com/2008/06/18/the-first-blog-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AL</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s always interesting to see first blog posts for popular blogs just to see how they started out. It is also interesting to see if they stayed true to their original vision or changed course over a period of time.
Here is the vision statement for this blog. I hope to review this from time to [...]]]></description>
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