Filipinos and Exclusion
¢As residents of an
American territory, Filipinos were neither
aliens nor American citizens, but “nationals”
¢The exclusionist policy
toward Asians didn’t apply to Filipinos
¢Tydings-McDuffie Act
(1934) established Philippines as
a commonwealth and provided for independence within ten years
•As residents of an independent country, Filipinos then
could be excluded
•An annual quota of 50 was established