Postwar Migration

1. Arizona

1.1. The population of Arizona's two major cities increased by 400% between 1940 and 1960

1.1.1. First, because of the rapid influx of primarily white migrants from eastern and Midwestern states and the West Coast

1.1.2. Second, and partly because of Arizona's sustained economic and demographic booms, many Mexicans and Mexican Americans during the postwar era enjoyed new social, political, educational, and economic opportunities

1.2. During and after the war, many Mexican laborers were used to harvest Arizona's crops

1.3. New job opportunities and increased demands for equality during the postwar era also led to a significant expansion of Arizona's Mexican American middle class

2. Puerto Rico

2.1. After World War ll, Puerto Rico struggled with a recession

2.2. Economy was heavily influenced by sugar industry

2.3. Operation Bootstrap improved manufacturing and industry displacing many jobs

2.3.1. Leads to a spike in the number of Puerto Ricans migrating to the United States

2.3.2. More manufacturing but fewer jobs

3. Deportation

3.1. Through operation wetback, 1.3 million Mexican workers were deported to deep parts of Mexico in order to make it harder for them to return

3.2. During the great depression many Mexicans were pressured into leaving because of daily raids and job denials

3.3. Most deportations are caused by invalid entry documents, unauthorized ports of entry, or overstaying a visa

4. Cold War

4.1. Good Neighbor Policy aimed towards uniting the Americas against the Axis powers.

4.2. The "Red Scare" led to stricter immigration laws

4.3. Florida became the state with the highest Cuban concentration because Cubans who did not align with the Communist leaders in Cuba migrated to the United States