Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status awarded to people who happen t... more Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status awarded to people who happen to be in the United States (U.S.) during a period when their home country becomes unsafe for return. Individual immigrants can apply for TPS only after their country is placed on the TPS list by the U.S.. On November 8 th 2013, Typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines. The devastating impact makes the Philippines a well-suited candidate for TPS designation. The aim of this research is to describe the reasons of the U.S postpone granting TPS to the Philippines. In this research the authors use the concept of National Interest and Migrations concept that are used to perform the analysis in this study. The results showed that the U.S government reason to postpone granting TPS is based on the national interests of U.S., where the U.S government considers that granting TPS is contrary to the primary interests related to economic and sovereignty; variable interest related to the use of TPS has been the subject of some debate; and general interest related to the U.S. image and diplomatic relations with the Philippines.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status awarded to people who happen t... more Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status awarded to people who happen to be in the United States (U.S.) during a period when their home country becomes unsafe for return. Individual immigrants can apply for TPS only after their country is placed on the TPS list by the U.S.. On November 8 th 2013, Typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines. The devastating impact makes the Philippines a well-suited candidate for TPS designation. The aim of this research is to describe the reasons of the U.S postpone granting TPS to the Philippines. In this research the authors use the concept of National Interest and Migrations concept that are used to perform the analysis in this study. The results showed that the U.S government reason to postpone granting TPS is based on the national interests of U.S., where the U.S government considers that granting TPS is contrary to the primary interests related to economic and sovereignty; variable interest related to the use of TPS has been the subject of some debate; and general interest related to the U.S. image and diplomatic relations with the Philippines.
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