It just takes one big storm, like Typhoon Haiyan, to get the engines going in the open borders lobby to seek Temporary Protected Status for anyone from that country who happened to have a foot in the US door already—a legal or an illegal foot.
The problem with TPS is that the “temporary” refugees never go home! How do you think we happen to have a couple hundred thousand Salvadorans here! And, they are all waiting for Comprehensive Immigration Reform to become law!
After a two hour panel session on the topic in NYC, the ‘advocates’ for TPS designation for Filipinos set their sites on a letter writing campaign to Secretary of State John Kerry and Asst. Sec. of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Anne Richard. They don’t seem to know that it is the Dept. of Homeland Security that makes the final call.
From Global Nation Inquirer:
NEW YORK—Getting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted for the Philippines now depends on a letter-writing campaign addressed to the US Secretary of State John Kerry or his assistant, Anne Richard, supporters concluded during a two-hour long panel discussion on Jan. 28 at the Philippine Consulate.
The Filipino American Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. (Faldef) is encouraging people to ask as many prominent individuals and organizations to sign letters that will be sent to the Secretary of State’s office.
Consul General Mariano de Leon and City Council member Dr. Eugene Matthieu called on Filipinos to work together and spread the word through Filipino-friendly messages about the need for TPS.
There is more, read it all!
Why does the Philippine government care so much? Because they will reap the windfall as Filipinos working legally in America will send “home” millions in remittances.
For more information, our archive on TPS is here. And, check out the TPS website for the countries that have TPS now: El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Syria.