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2. Heartland Alliance - Wikipedia

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   Heartland Alliance is an anti-poverty organization based in Chicago, with a historical focus on serving American immigrant communities.Heartland Alliance devotes the bulk of its funding to initiatives that address poverty through health and housing, with further programs centered on jobs, justice, and international work. [1]

3. Mexicans in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Originally the immigrants were mostly men working in semiskilled and unskilled jobs who originated from Texas and from Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Michoacán. [2] After immigration was largely reduced in the 1920s, internal migration from the Southwestern United States became the primary driver of Mexican population growth in Chicago. [3]

4. History of African Americans in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   At the same time, recent and older ethnic immigrants competed for jobs and housing with the new arrivals, especially on the South Side, where the steel and meatpacking industries had the most numerous working-class jobs. With Chicago's industries steadily expanding, opportunities opened up for new migrants, including Southerners, to find work.

5. Chicago mayor to Biden: Let Chicago’s long-term immigrants work

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   CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is leading a multi-city push calling on President Joe Biden to let long-term residents in the U.S. without legal permission work legally. Johnson ...

6. How immigrants are helping boost the U.S. job market ... - AOL

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   Blockbuster jobs growth continues to power the U.S. economy, with the BLS reporting 303,000 payrolls added in March. Immigrants are a big part of that success.

7. History of the Appalachian people in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Due to immigration restrictions in the 1920s, personnel managers in Chicago encouraged working-class migrants from the Upland South to fill those jobs. [1] The culture of Chicago has been significantly influenced by the culture, music, and politics of Appalachia. The majority of people of Appalachian heritage in Chicago are white or black ...