Word: silverblatt
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Qualifying for refugee status or asylum is extremely difficult, but the appeals process can take years. "Jamming the system buys time," notes Peter Nunez, U.S. Attorney in San Diego. "Delays work to the benefit of the aliens." Manhattan Lawyer Richard Silverblatt pleaded guilty this year to criminal charges after he filed a series of phony asylum applications. His ; clients, who did not know how he was keeping them in the country, happily paid his fees...
...good old days are here again. Thanks to the U.S. currency's continued record-breaking run, delighted Americans have been getting more for their money than in many years. Said New Yorker Joanna Silverblatt, 30, during a shopping spree in Rome: "I feel as though I'm at a candy store. I'm buying much more this year...
...Silverblatt's feeling came from a dollar that this summer has hit all-time highs against nine foreign currencies, including the British pound, the French franc and the Italian lira. The surge has helped to propel American tourists abroad in ever growing numbers. Applicants at the 13 U.S. passport agencies have had to wait up to eight hours this summer just to reach the counter, and clerks have been working six-day weeks. The frantic pace should outstrip last year's, when U.S. travelers made a record 25.3 million trips abroad...