Joyce R E, Hunt C L
Soc Sci Med. 1982;16(12):1223-33. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(82)90147-2.
The Philippines has been one of the greatest exporters of professional personnel to the United States, and nurses outnumber any other category. Although some problems have been reported, their experience in the United States has been generally good. A comparison of samples of Filipino nurses who never left the Philippines with those who had either remained for a long time in the United States or who had remained to the U.S. after a short period found little difference in socioeconomic background. Nurses remaining for long periods in the United States did receive lower scores on scales designed to test anchorage and perceived relative opportunities in the Philippines. The supply of Philippine nurses is growing and migration will continue at a high level if U.S. immigration policies permit.
菲律宾一直是向美国输出专业人才最多的国家之一，其中护士的数量超过其他任何类别。尽管有一些问题被报道，但他们在美国的经历总体良好。对从未离开过菲律宾的菲律宾护士样本与那些在美国长期停留或短期停留后留在美国的护士样本进行比较，发现社会经济背景几乎没有差异。在美国长期停留的护士在旨在测试在菲律宾的归属感和感知到的相对机会的量表上得分较低。菲律宾护士的供应正在增加，如果美国移民政策允许，移民将继续保持在高水平。
