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REPUBLICANS SEEK COMPROMISE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

imageWashington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, told Fox News Sunday that Republicans were considering a compromise with the Obama administration that would reinstate bipartisan talks and possibly a  bill that would establish true comprehensive immigration reform this year.

The compromise will not only authorize the release of  President Obama’s $3.7 Billion emergency spending request to Congress to stem the flow of children across the southwest U.S. border but permanently fix the broken immigration system of the United States.

“We are prepared to  give in to all of Obama’s proposed immigration policies, including the granting of amnesty to the estimated 11 Million undocumented immigrants currently living in the country in exchange for a no-nonsense border security plan,” McCaul said.

When asked by The Adobo Chronicles  what one major compromise the Republicans were seeking, McCaul said, “Very simple: close all existing gaps in the U.S.-Mexico borders in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.  But in addition, we would like to construct  steel fences in the waters on either side of the U.S. territory, in the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.”

In an analysis of the Republican proposal, it was determined that the proposed steel fences will be built at 12 nautical miles around the state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean and 12 nautical miles around all eastern states that look out into the Atlantic Ocean.

The Obama administration is currently reviewing the Republican proposal and is expected to issue a statement in the next couple of days.

Will this finally put at end to the immigration impasse?

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL PASSES IN PHILIPPINE CONGRESS

imageManila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Amid pressure from the powerful Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), a bill to legalize same-sex marriage has passed in the legislature of this predominantly Catholic country.

This stunning development came just days after countries the world over celebrated LGBT Pride with parades and festivals. June is considered Pride Month, commemorating the Stonewall riots in New York City, an event that many consider to be the birth of the modern-day LGBT freedom movement.

It was a unanimous vote in both houses of Philippine Congress. Representatives and Senators voted to declare the bill DOA, or “dead on arrival.”  The proposal ‘passed away’ without even making it out of committee.

As expected, the CBCP praised this monumental Congressional development and commented on the dead bill, saying “R.I.P.”

 

 

PRESIDENT AQUINO AWARDED THE NO BILL PRIZE

Philippine President Aquino
Philippine President Aquino

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino has had a relatively long political career.  Prior to his election as head of state, he was a member of the Congress — as Representative of his native Tarlac province from 1998 to 2007, and as Senator from 2007 to 2010.

Throughout his years in the Legislative body, Aquino focused on the fiscalizing role of a legislator. He felt that there were already too many laws, and good ones at that, but they seemingly lacked proper implementation. He concentrated on crafting laws that would help create opportunity rather than impose additional burdens to those who are already disadvantaged. He actively took part in budget deliberations to ensure that government initiatives do address the plight of the people who need help the most.

Recently, there were reports that his administration’s staff were aggressively lobbying for his nomination for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.  The Adobo Chronicles previously reported that the Nobel Prize Nominating Committee informed the Philippines that Aquino could not be considered for the Prize on moral grounds — his being a chain smoker.

Realizing that Aquino’s chances are anywhere from slim to nothing, his allies in Congress have passed a joint resolution presenting him with a special award — the first Philippine Congressional No Bill Prize.

The prestigious award is in recognition of his many years as a legislator, during which none of the bills he authored or initiated passed Congress.

“It’s the closest thing to a Nobel Prize that he could possibly get,” the resolution said.