WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said that he has been denied a U.S. visa in the past when he sought to visit a girlfriend in America.
Now that he’s president, it would be very easy for him to secure a U.S. visa, right? Wrong! Not with Donald Trump’s proposed policy limiting legal immigration.
The Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act, or RAISE Act, favors people between the ages of 26 and 30 with a doctorate, high English proficiency and a job offer with a high salary.
In a simulated test (courtesy: Time magazine), one must earn a minimum of 30 points in order to qualify to apply for a U.S. visa.
Let’s see how Duterte fares in this test:
So there you have it, Duterte scores a total of 15 points, not even half of the minimum required to apply for a U.S. visa.
But it doesn’t matter, Duterte thinks the U.S. is a “lousy” country anyway.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There can never be enough beauty and other pageants in the Philippines. In fact, this country of more than 100 million people is often referred to as the pageant capital of the world. We’ve had our fair share of international pageant crowns.
NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – Presidents Donald Trump of the United States 🇺🇸, Vladimir Putin of Russia 🇷🇺 and Xi Jinping of China 🇨🇳 have all withdrawn from consideration for TIME Magazine’s 2017 Person of the Year.
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