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The majority of Puerto Rican migrants were attracted to New York in the early years. By 1950 many had settled outside of New York. It is estimated that about 130,000 have settled in the Chicago area. Puerto Ricans, like many others, migrated to the United States to work. In the last several decades these U.S. citizens have filled labor shortages in many important mainland industries the textile and garment industries in New York, the electronics industries in Illinois, the foundries in Wisconsin, the steel mills in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, and the farms in the East and Midwest. This population

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Puerto Ricans Many first-generation Puerto Rican migrants initially settled in various parts of the United States, particularly in Chicago and New York. The Jones Act of 1917 assured the inhabitants of the island of Puerto Rico U.S. Citizenship. The Puerto Rican influence in Chicago during the 1930s was minimal as there were only a few men and women who relocated from New York. Ultimately, the growth of Puerto Ricans settling in Chicago was sufficient to make an impact. The late 1940s saw a significant wave of Puerto Rican migration to Chicago.51 It is ironic that although Puerto Ricans from the

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