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April 15 as you all know was Tax Day. For some this is such an arduous task but good and obedient citizens as we are, we always make it a ritual to file and pay our taxes on time. Tax season is also a time when familiar claims inevitably resurface in political debate and casual conversation: Immigrants don’t pay taxes. Immigrants use public services without contributing. Immigrants take more than they give.

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Last week, a gentleman I had known since my Nursing school years passed away unexpectedly.

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A U.S. Senate bill seeking to end dual citizenship is still only a proposal and far from becoming law, the Philippine Embassy said.

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Fearing a US immigration raid will separate her from her children, an undocumented Honduran immigrant hunkers down in her Washington home, anxiously scouring a WhatsApp group for real-time updates on nearby sweeps.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-01 18:48:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805816 [AuthorName] => Anuj Chopra [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/11/14/trump-immigration_2024-11-14_10-56-2981_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2431514 [Title] => Appeals court rejects Trump bid to lift order barring deportations [Summary] =>

A US appeals court denied on Wednesday a bid by the Trump administration to lift a lower court order barring summary deportations of Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law.

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Immigrants
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                    [Title] => Immigrants pay their share --and then some
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April 15 as you all know was Tax Day. For some this is such an arduous task but good and obedient citizens as we are, we always make it a ritual to file and pay our taxes on time. Tax season is also a time when familiar claims inevitably resurface in political debate and casual conversation: Immigrants don’t pay taxes. Immigrants use public services without contributing. Immigrants take more than they give.

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136349 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807871 [AuthorName] => Marco Tomakin [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2520445 [Title] => The importance of having a will for immigrants [Summary] =>

Last week, a gentleman I had known since my Nursing school years passed away unexpectedly.

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807871 [AuthorName] => Marco Tomakin [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2492600 [Title] => Philippine Embassy: U.S. bill seeking to end dual citizenship not yet law [Summary] =>

A U.S. Senate bill seeking to end dual citizenship is still only a proposal and far from becoming law, the Philippine Embassy said.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-07 17:50:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/07/04/8_2023-07-04_22-19-29418_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2432747 [Title] => Undocumented migrants turn to Whatsapp to stay ahead of US raids [Summary] =>

Fearing a US immigration raid will separate her from her children, an undocumented Honduran immigrant hunkers down in her Washington home, anxiously scouring a WhatsApp group for real-time updates on nearby sweeps.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-01 18:48:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805816 [AuthorName] => Anuj Chopra [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/11/14/trump-immigration_2024-11-14_10-56-2981_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2431514 [Title] => Appeals court rejects Trump bid to lift order barring deportations [Summary] =>

A US appeals court denied on Wednesday a bid by the Trump administration to lift a lower court order barring summary deportations of Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-27 14:53:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805859 [AuthorName] => Chris Lefkow [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/11/14/trump-immigration_2024-11-14_10-56-2981_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2416312 [Title] => Trump toughens crackdown on immigration and diversity [Summary] => President Donald Trump announced Wednesday deployment of an extra 1,500 US troops to the Mexican border, as he stepped up a crackdown against illegal immigration and diversity programs in a whirlwind start to his second term. [DatePublished] => 2025-01-23 10:29:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/11/14/trump-immigration_2024-11-14_10-56-2981_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2400100 [Title] => Trump immigration picks show crackdown intent, but challenges await [Summary] => Donald Trump's appointment of hard-liners to key immigration posts signals a determination to fulfill campaign pledges of mass deportations and border crackdowns, but it will be an uphill battle, analysts say. [DatePublished] => 2024-11-14 10:55:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807336 [AuthorName] => Huw Griffith [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/11/14/trump-immigration_2024-11-14_10-56-2981_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2398698 [Title] => Misogynist Trump, two women and the US presidency [Summary] => It speaks of how misogyny is so deeply embedded in the United States – and now compounded with racism and rejection of immigrants of color – that Donald Trump has beaten two women, each with formidable credentials and track records, in two presidential races. [DatePublished] => 2024-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133567 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804785 [AuthorName] => Satur C. Ocampo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2329613 [Title] => AfD in vote setback after huge protest wave in Germany [Summary] => The far-right AfD party suffered a narrow electoral defeat on Sunday after huge protests swept across Germany against the anti-immigration group over revelations of debates about mass expulsions of immigrants. [DatePublished] => 2024-01-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134176 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805863 [AuthorName] => Hui Min Neo [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2242594 [Title] => The latest updatefrom USCIS   [Summary] => This week let us take a look at the latest updates from USCIS that are affecting immigrants. [DatePublished] => 2023-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136349 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807871 [AuthorName] => Marco Tomakin [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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