right Peter, Language is all around a issue for those Countries, on hawaii the same as here or in Thailand.
agreement on the Fillipinos, they are a real Workforce and very reliable, not present here on the Island maybe due missing easy flight connections, so til now no Filippino Community grew up here on the Isle.
and for the Hard Labour Work construction Jobs the Island has anyways cheap Labourers available, by the hundredthousands, so their may not be the big market to grow up a Fillipino Community here on the Isle.
Top Manager Positions etc, such are worldwide occupied always by the Best, always independend of nationality, I don't think we are talking High Level jobs here, because at that Level the Occupants anyways have their legal Papers ready for what they do.
yes, I know a Austrian Butcher(employed, not business owner) over here, Cabby Drivers(Drivers, not the Van Owners) from Europe etc etc etc.
I know some of them very well, very few have their legal papers ready, a Residency/Cedula, some even have their Homecountry Passports Expired since a very long Time, they don't bother anybody and nobody bothers them, the DR is very Nice on such.
the same Illeagals doing the same kinda Jobs somewhere in Western Europe would be chasen down, here on the island the Country is real open for everyone as long as not comitting Crimes, a Real Existing Land of the Free, not the BS Talk of other Countries.
Mike