Skip to main content An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know Español USCIS Unveils First Changes to Naturalization Test in Multi-Step Overhaul of American Citizenship Standards Release Date 09/17/2025 Changes to naturalization civics test better assess applicants’ knowledge of U.S. history and government WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesContinue reading “Recent Changes to Immigration Process”
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Economic Impact of Immigrants and some Data Related to Undocumented Immigrants
https://www.uscis.gov/ Immigrants, including those who are undocumented, play a significant role in the U.S. economy. In 2022, undocumented immigrants paid a staggering $97 billion in taxes, with $59 billion going to federal taxes and $37 billion to state and local taxes. This includes $25.6 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, andContinue reading “Economic Impact of Immigrants and some Data Related to Undocumented Immigrants”
Countries I have lived in, worked in or traveled in
Countries I have worked in USA United Arab Emirates (UAE) Qatar Switzerland Norway Greece Countries in which I have been a legal resident USA Qatar (two years) UAE (eight years) Norway (one year) Dominican Republic (two years) Countries I have lived in, worked in or traveled to Canada (many times) Mexico (many times, studied oneContinue reading “Countries I have lived in, worked in or traveled in”
My Journey to Health – Other Thoughts and Advice
Exercise, nutrition, the power of habit, setting goals and understanding your motivations are all important in reaching your goals related to health. In addition to those topics, I will use this post to share other thoughts and advice that may be helpful and resonate with your experience. Start Small and be Patient I encourage youContinue reading “My Journey to Health – Other Thoughts and Advice”
My Journey to Health – The Effectiveness of Goal Setting
In addition to the power of habit, the value and effectiveness of goal setting can greatly increase the odds of you achieving your optimal health. ‘A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.’ Harvey Mackay When I was 19 studying in Mexico, I wrote a fewContinue reading “My Journey to Health – The Effectiveness of Goal Setting”
My Journey to Health – The Power of Habit
When analyzing my “journey to health,” I began to realize that there was much more to it than nutrition and exercise. Nutrition and exercise are critical and essential to achieving optimal health, but there is a huge psychological component. The power of habit, goal setting and motivation (the why?) are all central to successfully designingContinue reading “My Journey to Health – The Power of Habit”
My Journey to Health – The Data
All of my talk about changing my body and making great claims about my health would be meaningless without the data to support what I have stated. Below I will share the data related to my cholesterol and triglyceride levels, my blood pressure and weight loss trend. Component Measured January 17. 2025 April 21, 2025Continue reading “My Journey to Health – The Data”
My Journey to Health Part III – Nutritional Regimen
I took all that I learned about lowering LDL cholesterol and developed a plan. I had studied all the nuts, fruits, vegetables, fish and so on. Things to eat more of and things to avoid. I analyzed what I was doing at the time and realized there were many things I could change immediately. IContinue reading “My Journey to Health Part III – Nutritional Regimen”
My Journey to Health
Quick links to related posts: Nutrition Exercise The Power of Habit Goal Setting Motivation Other thoughts and advice Data I had thought of many other titles for this series of entries. How to lower your cholesterol in 100 days. How to lose weight while eating more. There were many other ways to title this. AtContinue reading “My Journey to Health”
My Journey to Health Part II – Researching How to Lower LDL Cholesterol
Upon learning my cholesterol was mildly elevated, I started looking online for strategies to lower LDL. What I found: Medications are another route to lowering cholesterol, but it is not addressing the source of the problem, only the symptoms. That strategy will eventually stop being effective and can have undesirable side effects. I spent daysContinue reading “My Journey to Health Part II – Researching How to Lower LDL Cholesterol”
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