ɪf ðeɪ wˈɪʃt tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə jˌuːˈɛs, ðə fˌɪlɪpˈiːnoʊz wɜː ɹᵻstɹˈɪktᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðə kwˈoʊɾə sˈɪstəm ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ ðə tˈaɪdɪŋz mək dˈʌfi ˈækt wˌɪtʃ lˈɪmɪɾᵻd ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv fˌɪlɪpˈiːnoʊz ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ ðə jˌuːˈɛs tə fˈɪfti pɜː jˈɪɹ.
If they wished to return to the US, the Filipinos were restricted under the quota system established by the Tydings–McDuffie Act which limited the number of Filipinos entering the US to 50 per year.