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Sweat and Tears: Puerto Ricans Migrate to New York State
Document 9
Vocabulary
Domestic: In one's own country, not foreign.
Mainland: Stretch of land which forms main part of a country.
Document 9: Excerpt from "How to Hire Agricultural Workers from Puerto Rico, 1960." Brochure. Migration Division, Department of Labor, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Courtesy of Center for Puerto Rican Studies Archives, Hunter College, CUNY.
Document 9 Short-Answer Questions
- How does the heading introduce Puerto Ricans?
- According to the brochure, why would Puerto Rican agricultural workers be available just at the time when the demand is high in the Mainland?
- According to the brochure, in 1960 do most Puerto Rican migrant workers stay in Mainland U.S.?
- On the average in the three years before the brochure was written, how many Puerto Ricans migrated to the U.S. for agricultural work each year?
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