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18. After all the crap the US has laid on the Philipines after the Spanish American War, they are still good allies and ...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:00 PM

Jun 5

... then TACO dumps this shit on them. I knew filipinos when I was in the Navy (they could still get US citizenship by serving in the armed forces), and these were good people who worked hard to better their situations in life. And very damn few of them were stewards. They were CWO helicoptor pilots, machinist mates, electricians, motormen, yeomen, officers ... they more serious about the Navy than most of the US citizens.

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ICE is grabbing Filipino cruise ship employees by the 100s, claiming they accessed child porn, and deporting [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 5 OP

Our immigration system needs to be part of the judicial branch SSJVegeta Jun 5 #1

I don't understand how this is a solution or is even effectual. erronis Jun 5 #2

The judicial branch has no say by the federal government to unilaterally prosecute people without a jury SSJVegeta Jun 5 #11

ICE are the ones who should be in prison! Fuck ICE! Initech Jun 5 #3

Do they honestly think those crew members will be easily replaced ChicagoTeamster Jun 5 #4

Sounds like a revenge attack on Disney. wnylib Jun 5 #6

Way to kill the cruise industry ! kimbutgar Jun 5 #5

No one will advocate Unbitten Jun 5 #7

Oh No! The Child Molesters are being discriminated against. Jacson6 Jun 5 #8

100s of child molesters all on cruise ships orangecrush Jun 5 #15

Where in the heck is due process? Tanuki Jun 5 #16

Filipino is the way to describe Pototan Jun 5 #9

Ooopps! Thx BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 5 #14

Filipino Gdem Jun 5 #10

Except: do not call a male "Filipina". Learned that in the Navy when the US still had a base at Subic Bay. marble falls Jun 5 #17

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jun 6 #19

So soon the cruise ships will stop docking in the US as well as all the other tourists that have Bev54 Jun 5 #12

The new Gestapo orangecrush Jun 5 #13

After all the crap the US has laid on the Philipines after the Spanish American War, they are still good allies and ... marble falls Jun 5 #18