I was surprised today to see the list of countries that has the most number of illegal aliens here in the US. It showed that there are 270,000 illegal Filipinos here in America. Really when you think about illegal immigrants, you will usually think of Mexicans.
The top largest group is from Central America with Mexico on the the number one spot and Philippines took the 5th place.

It's hard to believe that the fifth largest illegal aliens are from the other side of the world. I wonder how they got here because I know from my own experience that it's not easy to get a visa to leave the Philippines to come to the US. Maybe some of them have a Tourist Visa or Work Visa and just never went back. They can't walk or drive across the border like Central Americans do.

I have read in some forums too about Filipinas who got scammed or just played by an American. The American guy promised to marry them when they get here but once she's here everything just changed because the guy has another girlfriend or the relationship just didn't work out, etc. The girl now is searching for options whether to stay in the US or not. A lot of them have asked what to do to legally  stay here in the US without marrying their petitioner although, they came here via K-1 Visa which is so impossible because with K-1 Visa, the beneficiary is supposed to marry the petitioner within 90 days of her arrival otherwise, she has to go back to her country so she won't be out of status and be addressed as an illegal alien and get deported if caught. Once deported, he/she will be banned to travel back to the US for up to ten years.

How do they get a job though? As far as I know, the law requires employers to get proof of legal ability to work in the US like Proof of Citizenship, Work Permit or a Greencard.

Although, I keep wondering how these people did it, I'm certain that they all have thier own valid reasons why they choosed to stay here ilegally and I respect that. Valid but still unexcuseable  and scary because they are violating the law.