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Asian-Pacific Islanders voice concern about family separation provision in Senate bill; Vargas honored
“We’re not really coming out. We are letting you in,” declared undocumented journalist Jose Antonio Vargas who was honored at the May 8th Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month congressional ceremony attended by government and APA community leaders. We live in a country that’s built and replenished by immigrants.” “We live in a country that‘s built and […]
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Embassy makes contact with alleged trafficking victims
By Maricar CP Hampton Philippine Embassy officials reached out to the two Filipino women rescued from a Saudi diplomat’s house in McLean, Virginia in a suspected human trafficking case. In a YouTube statement released by the embassy, Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia said, “Our consular officials led by Consul General Ariel Peñaranda visited the two Filipinas […]
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‘Immigration is a Filipino story, it’s about bringing families together’
By Maricar CP Hampton The proposed Senate bill called Border Security Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (or S.744) is the first possible major overhaul to America’s immigration laws since the1986 amnesty. Although the bill attempts to create a new roadmap to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants through legal work […]
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Lawyers decry alleged trafficking of 2 Filipinas by Saudi diplomat
By Maricar CP Hampton A lawyer has called on the State Department to declare a Saudi Arabian diplomat ‘persona non grata’ in connection with the alleged trafficking of two Filipina domestic workers. Another called for “more effective” policies that would prevent this type of exploitation from recurring. “There should be a declaration of a persona […]
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Houston, we have a roadshow
Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. said next year’s 3rd Philippine Investment Roadshow will be held in Houston, Atlanta and Philadelphia sometime between April and May next year. “The 2nd Investment Roadshow was a great success gauging not only from the turnout of American corporate and government executives but also the strong interest they expressed in […]