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International, Law Enforcement, Politics

FOUR OF DONALD TRUMP’S FIVE CHILDREN ARE ANCHOR BABIES, FACE DEPORTATION

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The Trump Children (photo: People magazine)
The Trump Children (photo: People magazine)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is about to get a dose of his own medicine.

Trump has been very vocal in the campaign trail about his dislike for immigrants and has called on the Department of Homeland Security to deport all anchor babies — children born in the U.S. to non-citizen mothers.

Well, Homeland Security came knocking on his door (Tower, actually) with a deportation order for four of his five children.

Except for Tiffany (daughter of Marla Maples),  the rest of the Trump children are anchor babies, born to immigrant mothers Ivana from Czechoslovakia and Melania from Slovenia.

Trump’s own mother, Mary Ann MacLeod was born in Scotland which would technically make The Donald an anchor baby himself.  Will he also get the boot from Homeland Security?

Human Interest, International, Law Enforcement, Politics

DONALD TRUMP TO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: DEPORT TWIN PANDA BABIES

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imageWASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles® ) –  Yesterday, we reported that the National Zoo’s female giant panda, Mei Xiang, gave birth to a cub, which Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called an “anchor baby.”

It turns out that Mei Xiang gave birth to twin cubs a few hours apart, so now Trump has two panda  cubs he is calling anchor babies.

Today, Trump asked the National Zoo to turn over the twin cubs to the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) so that they can be deported back to China.

“We have to equally enforce our immigration laws,” Trump said. “We should treat animals in the same way we treat humans.  We should not allow people or animals to abuse our immigration system by coming to the United States and having babies.

If elected president, Trump promises to build a great wall along the southern border with Mexico, deport all undocumented immigrants and amend the U.S. constitutional provision on birthright citizenship.

Economy, Government, International, Law Enforcement

DOLLAR REMITTANCES TO THE PHILIPPINES WILL BE TAXED 35 PERCENT

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) –  It seems like the Philippine government has waged an all-out war against its own citizens — especially overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and their families.

First, the Bureau of Customs announced new rules on balikbayan boxes, including opening them for inspection when they arrive at the Philippine port of entry. (Balikbayan boxes are those corrugated boxes used by OFWs to ship goods and gifts to their loved  ones in the Philippines. Until recently balikbayan shipments have been tax-free. )

Today, Commissioner Kim Henares of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced that dollar remittances from OFWs will be subject to a 35 percent ‘gift tax.’

The Philippines ranks as the fourth biggest recipient of remittances worldwide with an estimated $24-billion inflow annually,  according to a World Bank (WB) study. Remittances accounted for 12 percent of the Philippines’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) the report said.

The Philippines trailed India , China and Mexico in terms of remittances received.

Henares said that the BIR is always looking for ways to earn tax revenue in order to sustain the Aquino administration’s anti-corruption policy of ‘Daang Matuwid’ (straight path).

“Strictly speaking, dollar remittances would be considered income for Filipino families and individuals on the receiving end of the money and should therefore be subjext to tax,” Henares said.

Updating: Henares Responds