A Filipino alliance and national democratic organizations in the US strongly condemned the enactment of the “one big beautiful” bill (OBB) by US President Donald Trump last July 4.

The US Congress and Senate passed the bill despite the people’s broad opposition to the proposal. The new law will grant significant tax relief to the country’s wealthiest, increase funding for the military and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and reduce funding for crucial public services.

Health services will be among those most affected by the law. Medicaid, the health insurance program, will lose almost $1 trillion in funding. Seventy million poor people, elderly, and persons with disabilities in the US rely on this program. The funding cut is expected to deprive about 11 million people of services. About 26.8% or a quarter of Filipino families based in the US depend on this service.

The law will also impose a 3.5% tax on remittances for non-Americans or immigrants which, according to the group, effectively punishes those who support their loved ones in the Philippines. The expanded ICE budget will also intensify the pursuit, detention, and deportation of immigrants.

“This law will only further enrich the wealthy while stripping workers’ families of basic services and dignity. It militarizes the country while blaming immigrants and sacrificing the welfare of millions for corporate greed and the spread of xenophobia,” the groups explained.

According to Migrante USA, the OBB law is just one example of the US government’s insincerity toward ordinary Filipino immigrants and its disregard for migrants, workers, and the majority of the US populace. “The US government clearly protects only the 1% without fail.”

They said that the OBB is no different from Philippine laws such as the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law (TRAIN) and the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE), which provide tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations while eroding public services and passing the burden onto the poor and working class.

“We need to fight for a future where our rights and welfare are respected. Above all, we need to fight so that our homeland [the Philippines] will have enough jobs and living wages for all, to end the forced migration of our people,” Migrante USA explained.

“We call on everyone to participate, take action, and stand with Filipino organizations to organize and defend our community and create a future worthy of us,” the organizations urged.

The organizations that are part of the statement condemning the OBB include the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) USA, SOMCAN SF, Kabataan Alliance, Los Angeles Kalusugan Collective (LAKAS), Filipino Community Health Board (Seattle), Filipino Migrant Center (Long Beach), Filipino Community Center (San Francisco), Filipino Bayanihan Center (OR), Kapwa Health Collective (NorCal), Hawai’i Workers Center, National Ecumenical Forum for Fil Concerns-IE, Hawai’i Filipinos for Truth, Justice and Democracy, Gabriela USA, Anakbayan USA, Malaya Movement, Migrante USA, Bayan USA, and Tanggol Migrante Network US.