It is so much harder to immigrate to the US. That is also one reason why I went as an immigrant kasi naghirap din family ko to get me to the US as an immigrant. I don't plan to immigrate else where but if I had the choice it would be Europe, sa nordic or scandinavian countries. I don't like UK and France, medyo magulo na with too much mixed races. I prefer to be where there are the least Asians :P
Re Spain, I was also told about that but I think it is specific to certain families only? Also, up to what degree in ancestry. Almost all Filipinos naman claim to have some percentage of Spanish blood

We have published documentation of my grandparents basque origin, pero Spain looks down on the Basques naman so I don't think I will pass if I tried.