Fil-Ams urge Duterte to 'lift a finger,' help immigrants facing deportation
Source: GMA News
Gnawing fear over Donald Trumps threat of massive deportations has thrown the immigrant community into panic as Filipinos criticize President Rodrigo Dutertes apparent insensitivity toward those in danger of being removed from the US.
Duterte has urged undocumented Filipino immigrants to better be on the right track or get out because if you are caught and deported, I will not lift a finger I will not interfere.
The Philippine Embassy and consulates estimate more than 300,000 undocumented Filipinos calculated based on 10 percent of the total Fil-Am population of 3.4 million. Immigration lawyers and advocates believe the number is much bigger and could reach a million people.
Ang yabang, akala ko ba para sa Pilipino ka, cried a family man from Queens denouncing Dutertes statement. A retired teacher from the NYC Department of Education said, she is not surprised. We all know his ability for refined speech is not there.
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