"A Transnational Colonial Migration: Puerto Rico’s Farm Labor Program"

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Title

"A Transnational Colonial Migration: Puerto Rico’s Farm Labor Program"

Subject

MIgration
Puerto Ricans
Farmworkers

Description

In this article, the author analyzes the concept of a “transnational colonial state” and illustrates the dilemmas Puerto Ricans have faced as colonized subjects during the first half of the 20th century. The Farm Labor Program exemplified the Island’s “transnational” migration policies, which facilitated the migration of Puerto Rican farmworkers by invitation to the United States.

Creator

Duany, Jorge

Publisher

New West Indian Guide

Date

2010

Language

English

Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Identifier

Vol. 84, n. 3-4, pp 225-251