You must know by now that the US House of Representatives has formally opened an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, finally signed on board after months of distancing herself from calls by pro-impeachment Democratic representatives. This impeachment inquiry was based on a call made by Trump to the president of Ukraine asking for an investigation against former VP Biden and his son. Democrats allege that the president violated his oath of office by pressuring another foreign leader to investigate a political rival. The president fired back, stating that this is another case of a witch hunt and that Democrats are just too afraid for him to get reelected that the only way for them to get back to power is to remove him before the 2020 presidential election.
This is by far the biggest challenge not only in the political life of the president but also for the American nation. The Philippines, is not only unfamiliar with how impeachment works as we have lived through a few of those proceedings in modern times. However, whether or not the process itself achieved its goal of removing the concerned official, it cannot be denied that the process itself is so divisive and just exhausts the soul of the larger body politic. Wherever and however this impeachment inquiry against President Trump goes, it is sure to derail any hopes of bipartisanship and unity within the already divided Washington swamp.
As to how it impacts immigration policy, we have yet to see if there is some kind of immigration reform bill that comes out in the middle of all this chaos. Not being pessimistic about this political drama unfolding before us, I personally doubt that there could be any meaningful immigration reform in the very near future. Let us just hope, pray, and be vigilant about this.