'Immigration law needs to be modernized'

By William B. Depasupil

May 16, 2023 12:46 am

AFTER four failed tries to have the Immigration Act of 1940 amended, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) continues to operate under a law that is no longer responsive and attuned to present conditions, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tangsingco said on Monday.

He remains hopeful the new law modernizing the agency which is now pending in Congress, would be enacted into law under the Marcos administration.

Bureau of Immigration. File Photo

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