How come America did this to a Filipino couple...?
There was a married couple from Manila. She was a Major in the Army there and then a Doctor. He was a big shot executive with the Department of Agriculture or something like that. They took all their money and moved to America with three young kids and bought two houses. The U.S. told her she could not be a Doctor here so all she could do was be a nurse instead. The best job he could get was at a dog food company as a supervisor and he made less here than he did there. So why do Filipinos need to lay down here when professionals there are just as good as the ones here?
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Standards of education and requirements are very different in the U.S. Some people are disappointed to find that they must either get further education or find an alternate field of employment. There are many people who immigrate to this country and get the education needed to pursue their goals. There are all sorts of programs for legal immigrants, including free classes in English, grants, scholarships and low-cost loans, but it's up to the person to apply themselves. If your example is meant to imply a prejudice against Filipinos, sorry but you've got the wrong number. People from all over the world are a part of our system. Visit any emergency room and you'll find people from the Philippines, China, Japan, Jamaica, England, Africa, Eastern Europe, etc.
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Well, foreign doctors NEED to be licensed by the Federal government for them to practice medicine in the US. That involves taking exams.
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their jobs in america may not be glamorous but they are still making good money. it's their choice. it wasn't america that shortchanged them.
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there are different medical standards in america than in the Philippines. She would have to go to an american university or some other industrialized country with similar medical standards. plus she was not board certified here. board certification is necessary to become a doctor here.
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lack of education requirements..you have to study there to get the job you want...
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First of all, I am sure they told her she would have to go to American College to certify herself here in America to practice medicine and be Doctor here. I am certain that they didn't tell her she would never be a doctor here. She was licensed in another country - all we are doing is protecting ourselves and insuring that she knows the USA way of practicing medicine. It is not a slant against them for coming from Manila. Its a way of making sure that the Doctors here in America have all had to pass the same rigors across the board. As far as his job with a Dog Food Manufacturer, I have no explanation - you see we are in an Economic crunch here in the US, some would even say a recession - why would these people expect not to feel the impact like everyone else here does?
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Being from the filipins there is no way a doctor made even 10% of what a doctor does in the states.... The reason I know this is because my sisterinlaw is from the filipins and if you go to a doctor there it is a tiny hut or small building a size of a exstream small house for it being a hospital, while my brother and his wife was back there vesiting her family he got sick and his Dr bill was only 7 dollars,most people are lucky to make 1 to 10 dollars a day much less getting any kind of large pay ck.....mail is ran by bike and cart and most homes dont have lighting or inside running water, sad but true...I also know that if a Dr came over here and was a true Doctor she would get a job and get full pay .....He was a department of Agriculture person with a degree also then he would also beabel to get a good job to, if they own two houses here in the US then they are not doing to bad, better then most of america who has a hard time buying one house.........you're story that you are asking about does not seam true at all.......
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The answer is simple... because moving to America is for the future good of their children.. If have a job like them in the philippines and single, I would not trade it for anything else, but because of my children I would rather risk it moving to america than staying in the philippines for there are a lot more opportunities here in the states. In the Philippines life is very difficult and competitive because of the struggling economy. We all know each person is different in its own way..so not all your children will be as lucky and smarter like the Father and the mother. I will definitely do the same thing and take my chances here in the states for i truly love my children and for the better good.
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There are certain processes of certification in jobs like that in USA. Usually every state is different, unlike The Philippines. However, It is very true that Filipinos are push down a lot in America. I know a certain Filipina who is accounting graduate from a Philippines University, she speaks perfect English. But in America, where they advertise only for a GED credentials for a bookkeeper, she is declined time after time. Only job she can get is cashier. Americans are afraid and bitter towards outsiders who look better than they do and are smarter and harder working. There is an element of American society that feeds this attitude. I see it day in and day out. I am a patriotic American, retired US Marine, and registered voter but, I gotta tell you, my fellow Americans sometimes embarrass me. The world is changing.
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Your question is vague. However, "America" did not pick on the couple, sir, which is what you're implying. In order to practice medicine in the US, , regardless of who you are, you have to take and pass a very difficult board examination and meet other requirements. I assume that she has not taken it yet or simply flunked it--and that's why she is not a practicing American doctor. It is also possible that even if she passed the test, she may simply not have met the other requirements specified. Also, doctors are not in very high demand in the US as nurses, so it's possible she simply thought it easier and more practical to earn nursing credentials. The average nurse in the US earns $70,000-120,000 a year. How many doctors in the Philippines do you know who can earn that salary without owning a massive practice? About the man. I'm not really that impressed with Executive types armed with MBAs, especially those who worked in the government (which may actually be a negative). MBAs are "a dime a dozen" in the US so those credentials earned in the Philippines are not going to open many doors in America, unless he has very specific skill sets that are in great demand but that's unlikely.
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I agree with what everyone said but Dr. Pepper. I was reading what he was saying and was interested until it came to the part of going to the Philippines for medical and dental care because it was cheaper. He said he was a retired Marine then how much cheaper than free can you get. If he is retired U.S. Military he gets free medical and dental service.
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I don't think most americans have realised how skilled some Filipino's are. The level of education they recieve is actually better in most cases as to what people in the US recieve. Just a shame that there is so much red tape these days that hold certain people back when they could really be helping out the country they are in.
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You would think with that much education they would have the sense to make sure of these things before migrating. I know for a fact that a PI degree does not cover as much ground as an American degree. You can be a nurse in half the time. I worked with many Philippino Doctors in America and all did well. There must have been some lack in her education or an inability to qualify for the test. She may need some remedial training in some basics like math or english. Everyone seems to believe that just going to America will make them rich. There are many hungry people in America today. You have to fight and scratch there too.
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By the number of similar responses you may have already read earlier, you must understand by now that the qualifications a foreigner may have to work for certain professions in the U.S. are not always accredited or recognized by many institutions. Many may tell you that the level of education is much lower in foreign countries compared to the curriculum and standards in the U.S. But what if they're wrong and that some foreigners truly are just as good as ones in the U.S as you've mentioned? Then you might consider those particular institutions in the U.S. operate with a preference in employing citizens in professional fields whom attended and paid the high cost of tuition by U.S standards. Although it may have been a loophole in the past whereby students in the U.S. could study in the Philippines thereby paying substantially less for tuition and returning to the U.S. to qualify and become a doctor. This may no longer be applicable as new restrictions may have been implemented to prevent such activity that negatively affected the profitability of educational institutions in the U.S. Hope this helps!
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because America wanted to.
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