I think this is an interesting question because it had proponents both in the US and the Philippines. One can safely assume I think that if the Philippines had gotten statehood it would have been divided into 4 or 5 states. I think this would also lead to some interesting migration patterns, the Philippines would probably be much more diverse than it is now. What do you all think? Is such an idea feasible? How would WW2, the Cold War, and modern day America be different? Not only that, but would this mean that perhaps Lucas Miller's idea to rename the USA to the United States of Earth would be taken more seriously?