Were Filipinos US Citizens Before 1946?

Question

What was the citizenshp status of Filipinos before 1946? Were they full US citizens? Were they nationals like the people in Guam/PR? Could they just get on a boat/plane and move to the mainland USA like Puerto Ricans and Guamanians can?

Answer 1

Guest7078 said "The majority of the survivors of the Filipino war of independence against the Americans had never really accepted in their hearts allegiance, nay subservience to Americans. The American Congress during that time, and even now, may enact to recognize US citizenship for those covered by your question; offer apology even, but who the h**l cares? "

Well, here in the US I know many filipino immigrants that came through visa lottery awards and have then brought their entire extended families along.  So yeah, it would seem a sector of the population would care to come over, especially given the class gap in the Philippines.


Also, as far as Puerto Ricans