minus-squaremercano@lemmy.worldtoMap Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz•Most Common Country of Birth for Foreign-Born Residents (excluding Mexico), by State.linkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoThe Philippines were a US territory from 1898 to 1946. People born there in that era were non-citizen US nationals, similar to people born in Samoa today, which eased the bureaucratic hurdles to move to the US. linkfedilink
The Philippines were a US territory from 1898 to 1946. People born there in that era were non-citizen US nationals, similar to people born in Samoa today, which eased the bureaucratic hurdles to move to the US.