ðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm wʌz lˈɑːɹdʒli ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl ænd tɹænsfˈɜːd fjˈuːɚ ðɐn tˈuː,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˌɪlɪpˈiːnoʊz bˈæk tə ðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, æɾə tˈaɪm wɛn ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ˌoʊvɚ fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fˌɪlɪpˈiːnoʊz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛnsəs ɪnðə mˈeɪnlənd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
The program was largely unsuccessful and transferred fewer than 2,200 Filipinos back to the Philippines, at a time when there were over 45,000 Filipinos reported in the 1930 census in the mainland United States.