ðɪs fˈeɪlɪɹ hɐz ˈɔfən bˌɪn ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðə fˈækt ðæt ɪf ˌɛni fˌɪlɪpˈiːnoʊ wˈɪʃt tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə jˌuːˈɛs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈɛnjɚɹ ʌv ðɪs pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ðˈɛn ðeɪ wʊd biː fˈeɪsɪŋ ɐn ʌphˈɪl bˈæɾəl ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ kwˈoʊɾə ʌv ˈoʊnli fˈɪfti fˌɪlɪpˈiːnoʊz ɐlˈaʊd ˌɪntʊ ðə jˌuːˈɛs pɜː jˈɪɹ.
This failure has often been attributed to the fact that if any Filipino wished to return to the US during the tenure of this program then they would be facing an uphill battle against a quota of only 50 Filipinos allowed into the US per year.