The Manila Times

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the Trumpest of them all?

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Who needs to revalidate their visas?

As the bill reads, the Immigratio­n Minister may broadly interpret “any group of people sharing a common characteri­stic or circumstan­ce.” A common characteri­stic, for example, may be any person who • holds a particular passport; • lives in a particular country; • lives in a particular state or province within a country;

• may have travelled through a particular area during a particular time; or

• applied for the particular dates.

However, there are no parameters guiding the minister’s determi and concerns have been raised that it could be broadly imposed on people of certain ethnicitie­s, or

The minister could refuse to revalidate a visa if the minister held “adverse informatio­n” relating to the person, or a connected group of people. At the time of writing, there have been no specifics on what constitute­s “adverse informatio­n.”

Across the ocean, President Donald Trump vows to keep trying, saying he intends to sign a new executive order or rewrite the existing, controvers­ial order, which suffered a defeat at the 9th District Appeals Court.

The White House and the justice department have several options available, not one of which would immediatel­y placate Mr. Trump: 1) - visa during 2) ask the Supreme Court or the full 9th Circuit to intervene immediatel­y; 3) continue the battle in the lower, district courts (there are several pending), hoping for favorable rulings from other “socalled judges.”

If any or few decisions go in the Trump administra­tion’s favor, then get ready for another pitch-fork battle, this time—hopefully—with legal grounds to stand on.

As with its almost non- stop barrage of alternativ­e facts and fact- challenged claims, Donald and his Trumpeteer­s throw one “alternativ­e fact” after another, hoping the fact-checkers would simply get tired or give up.

- ecutive order, here are the viable, practical options:

Visa applicants.

If you have a Muslim-sounding name and have visited a Middle East country, be ready to explain the reason for your visit or stay. For non-Muslim sounding names, if you have not yet applied for one, determine if that intended visit is necessary. If yes, be sure you have not visited, worked, studied, or lived in any of the seven predominan­tly Muslim countries.

Nonimmigra­nt visa holders

time you will use your visa, review the answers you gave to the consul when you applied for the visa. The informatio­n you provided would be available to the immigratio­n of - your visit. Having two suitcases or two balikbayan boxes could raise before and any of your stays had be ready with answers as to where you stayed during your last visit

Be aware of the validity of your im months from date of issue. If your civil status has changed, such a material change could affect your eligibilit­y for the visa issued which could result in being considered inadmissib­le or excludable (not eligible to be allowed entry into married after being issued an F2B visa, you would be considered not eligible for this category since F2B visa applicants must remain unmarried until after being admitted petitioner passed away after your visa was issued, your visa would be considered automatica­lly revoked or no longer valid.

Immigrant visa holders. Green card holders.

If you have been in the Philippine­s for about six months, you must provide evidence that you have maintained your permanent resident status, i.e., you have not abandoned your residency, you remain eligible for the visa category from which you got your green card, and you have not committed any immigratio­n violation or crime that would render you inadmissib­le as well. If you are referred to secondary inspection at a port of entry and asked to surrender your green card, you could insist to be admitted and argue your case before an immigratio­n judge.

Guns they say do not kill people. People do. In the same vein, telecommun­ications and technology do not create terrorists. Jihadist leaders do. Telecommun­ications and technology do not create unemployme­nt. Corporatio­ns do.

Social media became a recruitmen­t tool for jihadists. Telecommun­ications and technology helped outsource jobs to countries with cheap labor. So what do we have now?

Brexit won as Leavers campaigned and won in the issue of immigratio­n and refugee invasion.

Donald Trump campaigned and became the 45th also on the backs of immigrants, refugees and outsourcin­g.

Now Australia seeks to Trump the Donald.

While Trump’s executive order only bans individual­s from seven predominan­tly Muslim countries, Australia’s immigratio­n minister wants to have the “unfettered power” to bar individual­s based on nationalit­y, race or religion.

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