the sacrifices of our overseas workers is often overlooked in a world that strsses money success, ambition, and getting aheard by bullying others.
Our family includes many overseas workers, including my husband who migrated to the usA to support his extended family after his brother died, and the Filipino caregivers and nurses work all over the world. Much of our family have migrated: and live in the USA, Australia, Canada, or the UK where they are now citizens of their new country. Other relatives and neighbors have worked mainly short term contracts in HongKong, Macao, Thailand, the UK, or in Saudi, Kuwait etc. or as sailors on ships. Others work as drivers, electricians, construction workers or factory workers.
Their family supports the extended family here: paying the school fees so the children can go to college or trade school, and to lift their family out of poverty, often including building a decent home.
nor is this limited to FIlipinos: My Mexican American, Colombian are doing the same thing.
So when Trumpieboy says he wants to tax money overseas workers send home, please remind him that they sacrificed to earn this money. Send hom those who illegally entered the USA especially who have criminal or drug conntections, but remember many come to work so they can help their families, not to live off of welfare. Most prefer legal ways to immigrate but when Biden essentially opened the border, many decided to do it more easily (lots of screening and paperwork are needed and also a job offer to migrate legally)..,
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