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Writing in 1994, Philippine historian William Scott concluded that "it is probably safe to say that no anthropologist accepts the Beyer Wave Migration Theory today." [ 23 ] A German scientist who has studied the Philippines, Fritjof Voss, has even argued that the present soundings are probably a generous overestimate of the earlier situation ...
During American colonial rule in the Philippines, there was an increase in American immigration to the Philippines.Retiring soldiers and other military men were among the first Americans to become long-term Philippine residents and settlers; these included Buffalo Soldiers and former Volunteers, primarily from the Western states.
Ethnic Chinese immigration to the United States since 1965 has been aided by the fact that the United States maintains separate quotas for mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. During the late 1960s and early and mid-1970s, Chinese immigration into the United States came almost exclusively from Taiwan creating the Taiwanese American subgroup.
The Philippine Immigration Act prescribes fourteen different visas grouped into two broad categories: Section 9 visas (non-immigrant visas), for temporary visits such as those for tourism, business, transit, study or employment; Section 13 visas (immigrant visas), for foreign nationals who wish to become permanent residents in the Philippines
The fourth and present wave of immigration began in 1965 with the passing of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. It ended national quotas, and provided an unlimited number of visas for family reunification. [1] By the 1970s and 1980s, the immigration of Filipina wives of service members reached annual rates of five to eight thousand. [29]
Political turmoil in Spain led to 24 governors being appointed to the Philippines from 1800 to 1860, [1]: 85 often lacking any experience with the country. [ 10 ] : 144 Significant political reforms began in the 1860s, with a couple of decades seeing the creation of a cabinet under the Governor-General and the division of executive and judicial ...
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The Philippines was ruled under the Mexico-based Viceroyalty of New Spain. After this, the colony was directly governed by Spain, following Mexico's independence. Spanish rule ended in 1898 with Spain's defeat in the Spanish–American War. The Philippines then became a territory of the United States.