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Diversity, Immigration, International, Politics

Trump Wants To Ban Immigrants From The Philippines; FilAm Voters Want To Deliver Zero Votes For Trump

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imageSAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – It is no secret that Donald Trump wants to exclude Filipinos from entering the United States as part of his campaign promise to ban immigration from countries with terror links.

The Philippines is one of 12 countries that the U.S. State Department has identified as “safe havens” for terrorism.image

So, Filipino Americans are retaliating by promising to deliver zero votes to Trump this coming November.

While many Filipino Americans have self-identified as Republican, they have decided to cross party lines by voting for Hillary Clinton who is more sympathetic to the cause of Filipino immigration to the United States.

It is estimated that the some 4 Million Filipinos live in the United States.  If each and every one of these FilAms would register to vote and vote for Clinton in November, it could spell the defeat of Trump, considering how close the 2016 presidential elections is being projected to be.

Moral of the story: Don’t mess with Filipinos!

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Immigration, International, Politics, Race Relations, Social Media

Ann Coulter Sued Over Racist Tweet

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image.jpegNEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Reacting to a Democratic National Convention speech by a Muslim American father who lost his son in the service of the U.S. military, conservative author Ann Coulter recently tweeted:

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Coulter, left, and Zakaria

Well today, Coulter was sued in a New York district court not by the father, Khizr Khan, but    by CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria whom she referenced in her racist tweet.

Zakaria told The Adobo Chronicles that he was suing Coulter for unspecified damages not for mocking his accent but for misspelling his name.

 

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Immigration, International, Politics

Bad News For Filipinos Waiting For A U.S. Visa, Courtesy of Donald Trump

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Republican National Convention: Day One
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (The Adobo Chronicles) –  In his acceptance speech during the final night of the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump said that the U.S. must suspend immigration from any nation that has been compromised by terrorism until the vetting methods are improved.  That’s bad news for Filipinos, including those already on a waiting list for a visa number to immigrate to America.

According to the latest visa bulletin from the U.S. State Department, visa numbers for the Philippines are already lagging way behind.

If you’re an unmarried son or daughter of a U.S. citizen, there is currently no visa number available for you if your date of application was prior to March of 2005. If you are a brother or sister of an adult U.S. citizen, visa numbers are available only if you applied prior to February of 1993.

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Source: U.S. State Department

Well, all that is only going to get worse, especially because the Philippines is one of the countries “compromised by terrorism” by virtue of Abu Sayyaf and other local rebel elements that have been designated by the United Nations and other countries as “terrorist groups.”

Many Republican Filipinos in the U.S. have expressed regret over voting for Trump in the primary contests and are now having second thoughts about voting for him in the coming November elections.

Thousands of other Filipino Americans who have never voted in U.S. elections are now seriously considering registering to vote  this year just to ensure that Trump does not become president. It’s an “awakening” that’s long overdue.

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