The reason for this has to do with the roots of the colonization of the Philippines. Antonio Tiongson, Edgardo Gutierrez, and Ricardo Gutierrez are the authors of the book Positively No Filipinos Allowed: Building Communities and Discourse, which states: “The glorification of the United States through the colonial education system; the historically specific recruitment of Filipino nationals to serve in the U.S. armed forces as health care practitioners and low-wage laborers; and the differences in wages and job opportunities between the two countries: all of which creates pressure to migrate to the United States” (126). In the past, the United States looked elsewhere for cheap labor and the Philippines was one of them. Tiongson and Gutierrez explained how this was an ideal formula of neocolonialism for both the United States and migrant workers. The United States needed people in the health care sector, like nurses, but also low-wage workers like those who worked on farms. In return, many Filipinos were willing to accept these jobs in exchange for the wages they could earn. In fact, John said that the money he made at McDonald's, which was minimum wage, was more than what he made in two weeks from his previous job in the United States.