Staff Reports
Donald Trump’s first days in the White House offered a culinary feast of uncertainty—like a mystery meat surprise at a school cafeteria. Fast forward to the present, and the politically astute are not only donning their “Make America Great Again” hats again but also listening carefully to his renewed promises. As it turns out, a lot of folks south of the equator are doing the math on their own future in the U.S. of A.
Jose Manuel Ramualdez, the Philippine Ambassador to the United States, dropped a very unexpected bomb at a recent news conference, directly aimed at Filipino illegal immigrants. His advice was crystal clear: it’s time to pack up and leave voluntarily before the Trump administration starts sending folks back home with immigration reform in full swing. Ramualdez seemed to think that once the deportation train leaves the station, there’s no hopping back on. While his facts may have been a bit scrambled, the point was received loud and clear.
Interestingly, the ambassador’s warning activated the ol’ panic button within the Filipino community, leading to a stampede of inquiries at the Filipino Migrant Center in Long Beach, California. Romeo Hebron, the executive director there, felt it his duty to combat the anxiety spread by Ramualdez. He seemed to insist that stirring the pot like that creates unnecessary worry in a community already navigating the legal limbo of immigration.
Local media, like KNBC, quickly jumped onto the sympathetic bandwagon, focusing on families with “deep roots” in America who are suddenly sweating a few buckets over the prospect of deportation. Hebron even estimated that around one-fourth of the four million Filipinos in the U.S. might be veering into “undocumented” territory. The math wasn’t crystal clear, however, with a local news anchor attempting to transform that fraction into a number between 200,000 to 300,000. For any rational thinkers, that could be an early sign of a critical thinking deficit—one million seems a tad more plausible.
The mainstream media, as is often the case, has shown a knack for playing the sympathy card when it comes to illegal immigration, consistently opting for the euphemism “undocumented.” Perhaps they just feel that acknowledging the law might put a damper on their always-sunny immigration narratives. However, the tides are shifting as voters grow weary of the open-border chaos championed by the Democrats. With Trump’s resurgence as a political titan, the conversation has veered sharply back towards law and order.
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In a commenting detour worthy of a reality show plot twist, Trump recently playfully suggested House Speaker Mike Johnson should declare the new administration’s kickoff date as November 5 or 6. This cheeky suggestion underscores the Trumpster’s palpable excitement for the sea change ahead—so much so that anyone with their ear to the ground should already be taking notes.
Ultimately, Ramualdez’s warning sounds less like a panic-inducing bombshell and more like a clarion call for compliance in the face of real change. After years of the globalist agenda, a firm hand is exactly what the American people have demanded. The clock is ticking before Trump’s inauguration, and his straight talk regarding mass deportations and border security leaves little room for doubt that those who cannot follow the rules may soon find themselves wandering homeward.
