There's a massive shortage of nurses in the Philippines, caused by emigration, and partly the Philippine government' [1]s desire for remittances. It's also, of course, caused by American hospitals [2]' desire for cheap labor [3]in the nursing department. [4] [Philippines health care paralyzed by nurses exodus [5]By George Nishiyama, Reuters, Feb 28, 2006]
UPDATE: The story also refers to emigration caused by "political instability":see Steve Sailer, here [6], on what this may mean.
Links:
[1] http://www.vdare.com/fulford/border_patrol_etc.htm#citizen
[2] http://www.vdare.com/guzzardi/nurses.htm
[3] http://www.vdare.com/awall/spraying_blood.htm
[4] http://olimu.com/WebJournalism/Texts/Commentary/Nursing.htm
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060228/hl_nm/philippines_exodus_dc
[6] http://www.vdare.com/sailer/market_dominant.htm