Sponsored Migration The State and Puerto Rican Postwar Migration to the United States
Sponsored Migration places Puerto Rico's migration policy in its historical context, examining the central role the Puerto Rican government played in encouraging and organizing migration during the postwar period. Meléndez sheds an important new light on the many ways in which the government in...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University Press
2018
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| Series: | Global Latin/o Americas
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | Sponsored Migration places Puerto Rico's migration policy in its historical context, examining the central role the Puerto Rican government played in encouraging and organizing migration during the postwar period. Meléndez sheds an important new light on the many ways in which the government intervened in the movement of its people: attempting to provide labor to U.S. agriculture, incorporating migrants into places like New York City, seeking to expand the island's air transportation infrastructure, and even promoting migration in the public school system. One of the first scholars to explore this topic in depth, Meléndez illuminates how migration influenced U.S. and Puerto Rican relations from 1898 onward. |
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| ISBN: | j.ctv3znx2t 9780814213414 |
| Access: | Open Access |