Filipino Americans (
Filipino: Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are
Americans of
Filipino ancestry. Filipinos and other Asian ethnicities in North America were first documented in the 16th century as mariners and crew members on ships sailing to and from
New Spain (Mexico)[8] and a handful of inhabitants in other minute settlements during the time Louisiana was an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico).[9] Mass migration did not begin until the 20th century, when the Philippines was a U.S. territory.[10][11]
The term Filipino American is sometimes shortened to Fil-Am[15] or Pinoy.[16] Another term which has been used is Philippine Americans.[17] The earliest appearance of the term Pinoy (feminine Pinay), was in a 1926 issue of the Filipino Student Bulletin.[18] Some Filipinos believe that the term Pinoy was coined by Filipinos who came to the United States to distinguish themselves from Filipinos living in the Philippines.[19] Beginning in 2017, started by individuals who identify with the LGBT+ Filipino American population, there is an effort to adopt the term FilipinX; this new term has faced opposition within the broader overseas Filipino diaspora, within the Philippines, and in the United States, with some who are in opposition believing it is an attempt of a "colonial imposition".[20]
Filipino mariners and crew members were some of were the first
Asians in North America.[21] The first documented presence of Filipinos in what is now the United States dates back to
October 1587 when
Novohispanic ships loaded with slave workers and some prisoners docked around
Morro Bay, California[22][23] with the first permanent settlement in
Louisiana in 1763,[24] where they were called "Manilamen" and at least one served in the
Battle of New Orleans during the closing stages of the
War of 1812.[25][26] and a few Filipinos worked as ranch hands in the western U.S.[27] Mass migration began in the early 20th century when, for a period following the
1898 Treaty of Paris, the
Philippines was a
territory of the United States. By 1904, Filipino peoples of different ethnic backgrounds were imported by the US government onto the Americas and were displayed at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition as part of a
human zoo.[28][29] During the 1920s, many Filipinos immigrated to the United States as unskilled laborers, to provide better opportunities for their families back at home.[30]
Philippine independence was recognized by the United States on July 4,
1946. After
independence in 1946, Filipino American numbers continued to grow. Immigration was reduced significantly during the 1930s, except for those who served in the
United States Navy, and increased following
immigration reform in the 1960s.[31] The majority of Filipinos who immigrated after the passage of the
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 were skilled professionals and technicians.[30]
As of 2015, the metropolitan areas with the largest Filipino populations were:[38]
Metropolitan area
Population
Los Angeles, California
495,000
San Francisco, California
305,000
New York, New York
241,000
Honolulu, Hawaii
211,000
San Diego, California
196,000
Chicago, Illinois
137,000
Las Vegas, Nevada
124,000
Riverside, California
120,000
San Jose, California
106,000
Seattle, Washington
101,000
Wealth
A 2019 study conducted by
Pew Research Center showed that Filipino Americans have a higher level of educational attainment and income than the national average.[39] Filipino Americans show a higher rate of home ownership compared to the average for all Asian Americans.[39] As of 2014, 18% of Filipino American households belonged to the top 10% household income distribution.[40] As of 2018, Filipino Americans held the spot for the second highest median household income.[41] Among all Asians, Filipino Americans show the lowest poverty rate at 7% after Indian Americans at 6%.
Around 47% of Filipino Americans hold management or professional jobs.[42] A 1998 study of physicians and nurses in the U.S. indicated that Filipino American doctors were the second most numerous subgroup among Asian doctors -- there were 1,680 Filipino-American doctors per 100,000 people. The study also showed that Filipino nurses, whether foreign or American-born, had the highest median income among any other ethnicity.[43][44]
Culture
The history of native Filipino peoples,
Chinese immigration waves, and
Spanish and
American rule, plus contact with merchants and traders from many areas culminated in a unique blend of cultures in the Philippines.[45] Filipino American cultural identity has been described as fluid, adopting aspects from various cultures;[46] that said, there has not been significant research into the culture of Filipino Americans.[47]Fashion, dance,
music,
theater and arts have all had roles in building Filipino American cultural identities and communities.[48][page needed]
In areas of sparse Filipino population, they often form loosely-knit social organizations aimed at maintaining a "sense of family," which is a key feature of Filipino culture. These organizations generally arrange social events, especially of a charitable nature, and keep members up-to-date with local events.[49] Organizations are often organized into regional associations.[50] The associations are a small part of Filipino American life. Filipino Americans formed close-knit neighborhoods, notably in California and Hawaii.[51] A few communities have "
Little Manilas," civic and business districts tailored for the Filipino American community.[52] In a Filipino party, shoes should be left in front of the house and greet everyone with a hi or hello. When greeting the elderly, "po" and "opo" must be said in every sentence to show respect.[53]
Some Filipinos have traditional Philippine surnames, such as Bacdayan or Macapagal, while others have surnames derived from
Japanese,
Indian, and
Chinese and reflect centuries of trade with these merchants preceding European and American rule.[54][55][56][57] Reflecting Spanish rule and the Claveria Decree of 1849,
most Filipinos adopted Hispanic surnames,[55][6] and celebrate fiestas,[58] but the view that Filipinos may be Hispanic is not universally accepted.[59] The Philippines experienced both Spanish and American colonial territorial status, with its population seen through each nation's racial constructs.[60] In a 2017 Pew Research Survey, only 1% of immigrants from the Philippines identified as Hispanic.[61] Many Filipinos choose to identify as Pacific Islander, while others identify as Asian Americans.[62]
Due to
history, the Philippines and the United States are connected
culturally.[63] In 2016, there was $16.5 billion worth of trade between the two countries, with the United States being the largest foreign investor in the Philippines, and more than 40% of
remittances came from (or through) the United States.[64] In 2004, the amount of remittances coming from the United States was $5 billion;[65] this is an increase from the $1.16 billion sent in 1991 (then about 80% of total remittances being sent to the Philippines), and the $324 million sent in 1988.[66] Some Filipino Americans have chosen to retire in the Philippines, buying real estate.[67][68] Filipino Americans continue to travel back and forth between the United States and the Philippines, making up more than a tenth of all foreign travelers to the Philippines in 2010;[68][69] when traveling back to the Philippines they often bring cargo boxes known as a
balikbayan box.[70]
Language
Tagalog language spread in the United States.
Filipino and English are
constitutionally established as official languages in the Philippines, and Filipino is designated as the national language, with English in wide use.[71] Many Filipinos speak
American English due to
American colonial influence in the country's
education system and due to limited
Spanisheducation.[72] Among Asian Americans in 1990, Filipino Americans had the smallest percentage of individuals who had problems with English.[73] In 2000, among U.S.-born Filipino Americans, three quarters responded that English is their primary language;[74] nearly half of Filipino Americans speak English exclusively.[75]
In 2003,
Tagalog was the fifth most-spoken language in the United States, with 1.262 million speakers;[4] by 2011, it was the fourth most-spoken language in the United States.[76] Tagalog usage is significant in California, Nevada, and Washington, while
Ilocano usage is significant in Hawaii.[77] Many of
California's public announcements and documents are translated into Tagalog.[78]Tagalog is also taught in some public schools in the United States, as well as at some colleges.[79] Other significant Filipino languages are
Ilocano and
Cebuano.[80] Other languages spoken in Filipino American households include
Pangasinan,
Kapampangan,
Hiligaynon,
Bicolano,
Chavacano, and
Waray.[81] However, fluency in
Philippine languages tends to be lost among second- and third-generation Filipino Americans.[82] Other languages of the community include
Spanish and
Chinese (
Hokkien).[5] The demonym Filipinx is a gender-neutral term that is applied only to those of Filipino heritage in the diaspora, specifically Filipino-Americans. The term is not applied to Filipinos in the Philippines.[83][84]
The Philippines is 90% Christian,[58][86] one of only two predominantly Christian countries in Southeast Asia, along with
East Timor.[87] Following the European arrival to the Philippines by
Ferdinand Magellan, Spaniards made a concerted effort to convert Filipinos to
Catholicism; outside of the
Muslim sultanates and
animist societies,
missionaries were able to convert large numbers of Filipinos.[86] and the majority are Roman Catholic, giving Catholicism a major impact on Filipino culture.[88] Other Christian denominations include
Protestants (
Aglipayan,
Episcopalian, and others), and
nontrinitarians (
Iglesia ni Cristo and
Jehovah's Witnesses).[88] Additionally there are those Filipinos who are
Muslims,
Buddhist or nonreligious; religion has served as a dividing factor within the Philippines and Filipino American communities.[88]
During the early part of the United States governance in the Philippines, there was a concerted effort to
convert Filipinos into Protestants, and the results came with varying success.[89] As Filipinos began to migrate to the United States, Filipino Roman Catholics were often not embraced by their
American Catholic brethren, nor were they sympathetic to a Filipino-ized Catholicism, in the early 20th century.[90][91] This led to creation of ethnic-specific parishes;[90][92] one such parish was St. Columban's Church in Los Angeles.[93] In 1997, the Filipino oratory was dedicated at the
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, owing to increased diversity within the congregations of American Catholic parishes.[94] The first-ever American Church for Filipinos,
San Lorenzo Ruiz Church in
New York City, is named after the first saint from the
Philippines,
San Lorenzo Ruiz. This was officially designated as a church for Filipinos in July 2005, the first in the United States, and the second in the world, after
a church in Rome.[95]
In 2010, Filipino American Catholics were the largest population of Asian American Catholics, making up more than three fourths of Asian American Catholics.[96] In 2015, a majority (65%) of Filipino Americans identify as Catholic;[97] this is down slightly from 2004 (68%).[98] Filipino Americans, who are
first generation immigrants were more likely to attend
mass weekly, and tended to be more
conservative, than those who were born in the United States.[99] Culturally, some traditions and beliefs rooted from the
original indigenous religions of Filipinos are still known among the Filipino diaspora.[100][101]
The number of Filipino restaurants does not reflect the size of the population.[102][103][104] Due to the restaurant business not being a major source of income for the community, few non-Filipinos are familiar with the cuisine.[105] Although American cuisine influenced Filipino cuisine,[106] it has been criticized by non-Filipinos.[107] Even on
Oahu where there is a significant Filipino American population,[108] Filipino cuisine is not as noticeable as other
Asian cuisines.[109] One study found that Filipino cuisine was not often listed in
Food frequency questionnaires.[110] On television, Filipino cuisine has been criticized, such as on Fear Factor,[111] and praised, such as on Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations,[112] and Bizarre Foods America.[113]
In the 2010s, successful and critically reviewed Filipino American restaurants were featured in The New York Times.[119] That same decade began a Filipino Food movement in the United States;[120] it has been criticized for
gentrification of the cuisine.[121]Bon Appetit named
Bad Saint in Washington, D.C. "the second best new restaurant in the United States" in 2016.[122]Food & Wine named Lasa, in Los Angeles, one of its restaurants of the year in 2018.[123] With this emergence of Filipino American restaurants, food critics like
Andrew Zimmern have predicted that Filipino food will be "the next big thing" in American cuisine.[124] Yet in 2017, Vogue described the cuisine as "misunderstood and neglected";[125]SF Weekly in 2019, later described the cuisine as "marginal, underappreciated, and prone to weird booms-and-busts".[126]
Family
Filipino Americans undergo experiences that are unique to their own identities. These experiences derive from both the Filipino culture and American cultures individually and the dueling of these identities as well. These stressors, if great enough, can lead Filipino Americans into suicidal behaviors.[127] Members of the Filipino community learn early on about kapwa, which is defined as “interpersonal connectedness or togetherness.[128]”
With kapwa, many Filipino Americans have a strong sense of needing to repay their family members for the opportunities that they have been able to receive. An example of this is a new college graduate feeling the need to find a job that will allow them to financially support their family and themselves. This notion comes from “utang na loob,” defined as a debt that must be repaid to those who have supported the individual.[129]
With kapwa and utang na loob as strong forces enacting on the individual, there is an “all or nothing” mentality that is being played out. In order to bring success back to one's family, there is a desire to succeed for one's family through living out a family's wants as opposed to one's own true desires.[130] This can manifest as one entering a career path that they are not passionate in, but select in order to help support their family.[131]
Despite many of the stressors for these students deriving from family, it also becomes apparent that these are the reasons that these students are resilient. When family conflict rises in Filipino American families, there is a negative association with suicide attempts.[127] This suggests that though family is a presenting stressor in a Filipino American's life, it also plays a role for their resilience.[127] In a study conducted by Yusuke Kuroki, family connectedness, whether defined as positive or negative to each individual, served as one means of lowering suicide attempts.[127]
Media
The growth of publications for the
masses in the Philippines accelerated during the American period.[132]Ethnic media serving Filipino Americans dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century.[133] In 1905,
pensionados at
University of California, Berkeley published The Filipino Students' Magazine.[134] One of the earliest Filipino American newspapers published in the United States, was the Philippine Independent of
Salinas, California, which began publishing in 1921.[134] Newspapers from the Philippines, to include The Manila Times, also served the Filipino diaspora in the United States.[133] In 1961, the Philippine News was started by
Alex Esclamado, which by the 1980s had a national reach and at the time was the largest English-language Filipino newspaper.[135] While many areas with Filipino Americans have local Filipino newspapers, one of the largest concentrations of these newspapers occur in Southern California.[136] Beginning in 1992,
Filipinas began publication, and was unique in that it focused on American born Filipino Americans of the second and third generation.[133]Filipinas ended its run in 2010, however it was succeeded by Positively Filipino in 2012 which included some of the staff from Filipinas.[137] The Filipino diaspora in the United States are able to watch programming from the Philippines on television through
GMA Pinoy TV and
The Filipino Channel.[138][139]
Filipino Americans have traditionally been
socially conservative,[140] particularly with "second wave" immigrants that fled the post-Marcos/pre-Duterte era from 1986-2015;[141] the first Filipino American elected to office was
Peter Aduja.[142] In the
2004 U.S. presidential election Republican president
George W. Bush won the Filipino American vote over
John Kerry by nearly a two-to-one ratio,[143] which followed strong support in the
2000 election.[144] However, during the
2008 U.S. presidential election, Filipino Americans voted majority Democratic, with 50% to 58% of the community voting for President
Barack Obama and 42% to 46% voting for Senator
John McCain.[145][146] The 2008 election marked the first time that a majority of Filipino Americans voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[147]
In a survey which was conducted by Asian Americans Advancing Justice in September 2020, of the 263 Filipino American respondents, 46% of them identified themselves as
Democrats, 28% of them identified themselves as
Republicans, and 16% of them identified themselves as
independents.[152] According to interviews which were conducted by Anthony Ocampo, an academic, Filipino American supporters of
Donald Trump cited their support for the former President based on their support for the building of a
border wall, their support for tax cuts to businesses, their support for legal immigration, their belief in
school choice, their opposition to
LGBTQ rights, their opposition to
abortion, their opposition to
affirmative action, their antagonism towards the
People's Republic of China, and their belief that Trump is not a
racist.[153] There was an age divide among Filipino Americans, with older Filipino Americans more likely to support Trump or be Republicans, while younger and US-born Filipino Americans were more likely to support Biden or be Democrats.[154] In the
2020 presidential election, Philippine Ambassador
Jose Manuel Romualdez alleges that 60% of Filipino Americans reportedly voted for
Joe Biden.[155] Filipino Americans were the largest non-White ethnic group of those arrested in the
2021 United States Capitol attack.[156] Rappler alleges that the Filipino American media has heavily repeated
QAnon conspiracies.[157] Rappler further alleges that, many Filipino Americans who voted for Trump, and adhere to QAnon, cite similar political leanings in the Philippines with regard to Philippine President
Rodrigo Duterte, and
anti-Chinese sentiment because China has been
building artificial reefs in the South China Sea near the Philippines in the 2010s and as a result, they have recently seen the Republican Party as being more hardline with regard to the Chinese government's actions.[158] Also Filipino Americans have a high rate of gun ownership in the United States, and are among the most pro-gun minority group in the U.S.[159]
Due to scattered living patterns, it is nearly impossible for Filipino American candidates to win an election solely based on the Filipino American vote.[160] Filipino American politicians have increased their visibility over the past few decades.
Ben Cayetano (Democrat), former governor of
Hawaii, became the first governor of Filipino descent in the United States. The number of Congressional members of Filipino descent doubled to numbers not reached
since 1937,
two when the
Philippine Islands were represented by non-voting
Resident Commissioners, due to the
2000 Senatorial Election. In 2009 three Congress-members claimed at least one-eighth Filipino ethnicity;[161] the largest number to date. Since the resignation of Senator
John Ensign in 2011[162] (the only Filipino American to have been a member of the
Senate), and Representative
Steve Austria (the only
Asian Pacific American Republican in the
112th Congress[163]) choosing not to seek reelection and retire,[164] Representative
Robert C. Scott was the only Filipino American in the
113th Congress.[165] In the
116th United States Congress, Scott was joined by Rep.
TJ Cox, bringing the number of Filipino Americans in Congress to two.[166] In the
117th United States Congress, Scott once again became the sole Filipino-American Representative after Cox was defeated in a rematch against
David Valadao.[167]
Quarters for Filipino workers at a salmon cannery in
Nushagak, Alaska in 1917.
Company labor camp for Filipino farm laborers on
Ryer Island in 1940
The Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003 (
Republic Act No. 9225) made Filipino Americans eligible for dual citizenship in the United States and the Philippines.[168] Overseas suffrage was first employed in the May 2004 elections in which Philippine President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was reelected to a second term.[169]
By 2005, about 6,000 Filipino Americans had become dual citizens of the two countries.[170] One effect of this act was to allow Filipino Americans to invest in the Philippines through land purchases, which are limited to Filipino citizens, and, with some limitations, former citizens.[171]), vote in Philippine elections, retire in the Philippines, and participate in representing the Philippine flag. In 2013, for the
Philippine general election there were 125,604 registered Filipino voters in the United States and
Caribbean, of which only 13,976 voted.[172]
The Philippine government actively encourages Filipino Americans to visit or return permanently to the Philippines via the "
Balikbayan" program and to invest in the country.[175]
Filipinos remain one of the largest immigrant groups to date with over 40,000 arriving annually since 1979.[176] The
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a preference system for issuing
visas to non-citizen family members of U.S. citizens, with preference based generally on familial closeness. Some non-citizen relatives of U.S. citizens spend long periods on waiting lists.[177] Petitions for immigrant visas, particularly for siblings of previously naturalized Filipinos that date back to 1984, were not granted until 2006.[178] As of 2016[update], over 380 thousand Filipinos were on the visa wait list, second only to
Mexico and ahead of
India,
Vietnam and
China.[179] Filipinos have the longest waiting times for family reunification visas, as Filipinos disproportionately apply for family visas; this has led to visa petitions filed in July 1989 still waiting to be processed in March 2013.[180]
It has been documented that Filipinos were among those naturalized due to the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.[181] In 2009, the
Department of Homeland Security estimated that 270,000 Filipinos were "unauthorized immigrants". This was an increase of 70,000 from a previous estimate in 2000. In both years, Filipinos accounted for 2% of the total. As of 2009[update], Filipinos were the fifth-largest community of
illegal immigrants behind
Mexico (6.65 million, 62%),
El Salvador (530,000, 5%),
Guatemala (480,000, 4%), and
Honduras (320,000, 3%).[182] In January 2011, the Department of Homeland Security estimate of "unauthorized immigrants" from the Philippines remained at 270,000.[183] By 2017, the number of Filipinos who were in the United States illegally increased to 310,000.[184] Filipinos who reside in the United States illegally are known within the Filipino community as "TnT's" (tago nang tago translated to "hide and hide").[185]
In the
period, prior to 1946, Filipinos were
taught that they were
Americans, and they were also presented with an idealized image of America.[176] They had official status as
United States nationals.[188] When they were ill-treated and discriminated against by other Americans, Filipinos were faced with the
racism which existed during that period, which undermined these ideals.[189]Carlos Bulosan later wrote about this experience in America is in the Heart. Even pensionados, who immigrated on government scholarships,[176] were treated poorly.[189]
In
Hawaii, Filipino Americans often have little identification with their heritage,[190] and it has been documented that many disclaim their ethnicity.[191] This may be due to the "
colonial mentality," or the idea that Western ideals and physical characteristics are superior to their own.[192] Although categorized as Asian Americans, Filipino Americans have not fully embraced being part of this racial category due to marginalization by other Asian American groups and or the dominant American society.[193] This created a struggle within Filipino American communities over how far to assimilate.[194] The term "white-washed" has been applied to those who are seeking to assimilate further.[195]
Of the ten largest immigrant groups, Filipino Americans have the highest rate of
assimilation.[196] with exception to the
cuisine;[197] Filipino Americans have been described as the most "Americanized" of the Asian American ethnicities.[198] However, even though Filipino Americans are the second largest group among Asian Americans, community activists have described the ethnicity as "invisible," claiming that the group is virtually unknown to the American public,[199] and is often not seen as significant even among its members.[200] Another term for this status is forgotten minority.[201]
Considering most people now, when they hear the word "assimilate," they almost automatically think of converting. Although many Filipinos migrate to America to start a "new life," they still carry over some negative norms (Wolf 476).[202]
This description has also been used in the political arena, given the lack of
political mobilization.[203] In the mid-1990s it was estimated that some one hundred Filipino Americans have been elected or appointed to public office. This lack of political representation contributes to the perception that Filipino Americans are invisible.[204]
The concept is also used to describe how the ethnicity has assimilated.[205] Few
affirmative action programs target the group although affirmative action programs rarely target Asian Americans in general.[206] Assimilation was easier given that the group is majority religiously Christian, fluent in English, and have high levels of education.[207] The concept was in greater use in the past, before the post-1965 wave of arrivals.[208]
The term invisible minority has been used for Asian Americans as a whole,[209][210] and the term "
model minority" has been applied to Filipinos as well as other Asian American groups.[211] Filipino critics allege that Filipino Americans are ignored in immigration literature and studies.[212]
As with fellow Asian Americans, Filipino Americans are viewed as "perpetual foreigners," even for those born in the United States.[213] This has resulted in physical attacks on Filipino Americans, as well as non-violent forms of discrimination.[214]
In college and high school campuses, many Filipino American student organizations put on annual Pilipino Culture Nights to showcase dances, perform skits, and comment on the issues such as identity and lack of cultural awareness due to assimilation and colonization.[215]
The U.S. government promised these soldiers all of the benefits afforded to other veterans.[221] However, in 1946, the
United States Congress passed the
Rescission Act of 1946 which stripped Filipino
veterans of the promised benefits.[222] One estimate claims that monies due to these veterans for back pay and other benefits exceeds one billion dollars.[218] Of the sixty-six countries allied with the United States during the war, the Philippines is the only country that did not receive military benefits from the United States.[200] The phrase "Second Class Veterans" has been used to describe their status.[200][223]
Filipino American World War II veterans at the
White House in 2003
Many Filipino veterans traveled to the United States to lobby Congress for these benefits.[224] Since 1993, numerous bills have been introduced in Congress to pay the benefits, but all died in committee.[225] As recently as 2018, these bills have received bipartisan support.[226]
There was a proposed lawsuit to be filed in 2011 by The Justice for Filipino American Veterans against the
Department of Veterans Affairs.[231]
In the late 1980s, efforts towards reinstating benefits first succeeded with the incorporation of Filipino veteran naturalization in the
Immigration Act of 1990.[200] Over 30,000 such veterans had immigrated, with mostly American citizens, receiving benefits relating to their service.[232]
Similar language to those bills was inserted by the Senate into the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009[233] which provided a one time payment of at least 9,000
USD to eligible non-US Citizens and US$15,000 to eligible US Citizens via the
Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.[234] These payments went to those recognized as soldiers or guerrillas or their spouses.[235] The list of eligibles is smaller than the list recognized by the Philippines.[236] Additionally, recipients had to waive all rights to possible future benefits.[237] As of March 2011, 42 percent (24,385) of claims had been rejected;[238] By 2017, more than 22,000 people received about $226 million in one time payments.[239]
In the 113th Congress, Representative
Joe Heck reintroduced his legislation to allow documents from the Philippine government and the U.S. Army to be accepted as proof of eligibility.[240] Known as H.R. 481, it was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.[241] In 2013, the U.S. released a previously classified report detailing guerrilla activities, including guerrilla units not on the "Missouri list".[242]
In September 2012, the
Social Security Administration announced that non-resident Filipino World War II veterans were eligible for certain
social security benefits; however an eligible veteran would lose those benefits if they visited for more than one month in a year, or immigrated.[243]
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