In 1949, The Migration Division office of Chicago was established. The main job of this division was to orient migrant workers and help them acquire employment. However, promoting integration and equality in society became their main goal. The office did not want the nativist backlash seen in New York City to happen to the migrants in Chicago. The office worked with councils and confronted news sources to keep an overall positive opinion of Puerto Rican migrants. On first glace this seems as if the office was truly caring, however were they really just making sure they kept a dependable labor force readily
In 1949, The Migration Division office of Chicago was established. The main job of this division was to orient migrant workers and help them acquire employment. However, promoting integration and equality in society became their main goal. The office did not want the nativist backlash seen in New York City to happen to the migrants in Chicago. The office worked with councils and confronted news sources to keep an overall positive opinion of Puerto Rican migrants. On first glace this seems as if the office was truly caring, however were they really just making sure they kept a dependable labor force readily