...Corporate “Citizen” Ian S. Davis Webster University Abstract A small, but observable amount of undocumented immigrants come from Asian countries, primarily south and eastern Asian countries. Pew statisticians place that number at approximately four percent (475,000) of the undocumented population (Batalova, Terrazas, 2010). According to Tony Choi, a South Korean illegal immigrant who has been in the United States since he was 8, “Many Asians consider schooling, and life in general, in the West as superior to that in their home countries. Moving to the United States, particularly in pursuit of better education, can be part of an upward strategy for many South Koreans who later become unauthorized immigrants” (Lim 2013). Choi and his family came to the United States during the financial crisis of 1997 due to his father’s failed business. Often documented immigrants come for educational purposes but do not understand the visa program, and apply for a tourist visa which runs out very quickly. They end up staying ignorantly beyond their authorized time in pursuit of a better education and employment opportunities. One of the largely overlooked aspects of the North American Free Trade Agreement is how the trade pact catapulted illegal immigrants over the borders in record numbers. A flood of highly subsidized corn inundating the Mexican market has exiled millions of rural farmers. Prior to the enactment of NAFTA, Mexican bureaucrats claimed that manufacturing jobs would...
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...The following 18 questions relate to Ethical and Professional Standards.(27 minutes) 1. An analyst for a foreign branch of HB Investments, which is based in Lagos, has just issued a recommendation on an IPO. Unknown to the analyst, who is a CFA charterholder, members of her team manipulated the valuation model to increase the newly public company's stock price. She and all of the analysts on the team purchased shares of the oversubscribed IPO for their personal accounts and then purchased the remainder of the firm's allocation of shares for appropriate client accounts, a practice which is permitted by local securities laws. The analyst: A. did not violate the Standard I(A) Knowledge of the Law. B. violated Standard 1(A) Knowledge of the Law by purchasing the shares of the IPO but not by allowing the report to be published. C. violated Standard I(A) Knowledge of the Law both by allowing the report to be published and by purchasing the shares of the IPO. 2. Green Investments utilizes the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct as their standards for ethical practice. For purposes of compliance, which of the following is least likely a violation of Green Investments' policies? A. One of Green Investments' marketing brochures states that several of the firm's portfolio managers passed all three levels of the CFA exam on their first attempts. B. At a meeting with potential clients, chief investment officer Bill Ray, CFA, states that he is among an "elite group of the most qualified...
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...Unit 1. Highway Safety In the U.S., ea ch yea r approx imate ly 3 m illion people a re injure d and a round 40,000 people a re k illed in tra ffic collisions. Motor vehicle collisions a re the lea ding cause of dea th for people ages 3 to 33. Among those k illed, tee nage drive rs ha ve the highest dea th ra tes pe r miles driven among all age groups, followed by e lde rly drive rs a nd young adult males. Eve ry yea r the cost of cra shes ex ceeds $230 billion dolla rs. Driving a motor ve hicle involves the conduct of sk ille d and prope rly time d a ctions unde r va rying road and tra ffic conditions base d on de cisions tha t depe nd on: • • • Lea rned Informa tion Rea listic Pe rce ptions Sound Judgments The top 12 causes of fa ta l crashes (in orde r): 1. Failing to mainta in lane position 2. Speeding 3. Driving unde r the influe nce of alcohol, drugs and othe r medica tion 4. Failing to yie ld the right-of-wa y 5. Inatte ntion 6. Re ck less driving 7. Failing to obe y tra ffic signs or signals 8. Imprope r driving te chnique 9. Mak ing a n imprope r turn 10. Drowsy driving 11. Obscured vision 12. Driving the wrong wa y on a one -wa y stree t Tra ffic enginee rs a nd la wmake rs ha ve designe d the roads, la ws and traffic controls to he lp drive rs anticipa te and predict wha t othe r road use rs a re about to do. These efforts a re in our best inte rest a nd reduce the chances of us crashing into ea ch othe r. In our integra te d tra nsporta tion system a ll drive rs...
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...Building Code of the Philippines CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 101. Title This Decree shall be known as the “National Building Code of the Philippines” and shall hereinafter be referred as the “Code”. SECTION 102. Declaration of Policy It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare, consistent with the principles of sound environmental management and control; and to this end, make it the purpose of this Code to provide for all buildings and structures, a framework of minimum standards and requirements to regulate and control their location, site, design, quality of materials, construction, use occupancy, and maintenance. SECTION 103. Scope and Application (a) The provisions of this Code shall apply to the design, location, sitting, construction, alteration, repair, conversion, use, occupancy, maintenance, moving, demolition of, and addition to public and private buildings and structures, except traditional indigenous family dwellings as defined herein. (b) Buildings and/or structures constructed before the approval of this Code shall not be affected except when alterations, additions, conversions or repairs are to be made therein in which case, this Code shall apply only to portions to be altered, added converted or repaired. SECTION 104. General Building Requirements (a) All buildings or structures as well as accessory facilities thereto shall conform in all respects to the principles...
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