Philippines never became independent

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Let's suppouse (I know it's a longshot, OK, so keep "not a chance" stuff away) that the Philippines never became independent from the United States, eventually reaching statehood (or being divided into a few states).

Since the Filipino population not crossed 100,000,000 mark, they would compromise ap. 1/4 of the total U.S. population. I guess that would mean the U.S. is plurality Asian and perhaps even majority Catholic nation.

Also, that would be fun to see severeal historical figures from the Phillippines in US politics.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

You'd have to go pre-Spanish American War to get a POD that would support that.  You'd need to have a US that either annexed or joined with a significant portion of New Spain when it declared independence in the turmoil of and after the Napoleonic Wars.  Maybe have it annex all of Mexico following the Mexican-American War.

[Stranger in a strange land]

Let's suppouse (I know it's a longshot, OK, so keep "not a chance" stuff away) that the Philippines never became independent from the United States, eventually reaching statehood (or being divided into a few states).

Since the Filipino population not crossed 100,000,000 mark, they would compromise ap. 1/4 of the total U.S. population. I guess that would mean the U.S. is plurality Asian and perhaps even majority Catholic nation.

Also, that would be fun to see severeal historical figures from the Phillippines in US politics.

If the Philippines had remained in the U.S., the birth rate would have been much lower due to higher economic development. The Philippines would still be the most populous state by far, but the population would be closer to 50 million than 100 million.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

President Pacquiao (D-PI)?

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Let's suppouse (I know it's a longshot, OK, so keep "not a chance" stuff away) that the Philippines never became independent from the United States, eventually reaching statehood (or being divided into a few states).

Since the Filipino population not crossed 100,000,000 mark, they would compromise ap. 1/4 of the total U.S. population. I guess that would mean the U.S. is plurality Asian and perhaps even majority Catholic nation.

Also, that would be fun to see severeal historical figures from the Phillippines in US politics.

If the Philippines had remained in the U.S., the birth rate would have been much lower due to higher economic development. The Philippines would still be the most populous state by far, but the population would be closer to 50 million than 100 million.

Hm, that's right. Also, abortion would be legally available since Roe (assuming the decision was not butterflied away in the process).

I still wonder whether the Philippines would be admitted as one state, or divided and admitted as a couple of new states, as based on the provinces (though most certainly not all, since that would mean 80 freaking states, which is veeeeery unlikely at best).

I agree with Ernest that if the Phillippines became U.S. state, some other U.S. possessions or influenced areas would attain the status as well. 

[ag]

Not really feasible. But, I guess, the first more or less competitive presidential election after statehood would have been thrown into the Congress, due to the Filippino Independence Party holding the balance. of the electoral college. They would, probably, wind up supporting whichever candidate would promise independence.

There are things that are simply too unstable. Philippines is no Puerto Rico.