The influx of Puerto Ricans into continental United States. and especially into the city of New York. is creating new and critical problems here. The mayor of New York has appointed a large committee of able citizens to assist in solving the new problems created there by unskilled people from Puerto Rico who come into the city. practically destitute. and almost at once go on the relief rolls. adding to the financial burdens of the city and to the housing scarcity. I hope to learn a great deal in Puerto Rico about the way in which these citizen immigrants are persuaded to come to the United States without adequate funds. without prospects of jobs. and often with no chance of joining friends or relatives who can assist them. Puerto Ricans are citizens with all the rights of citizenship. and I do not propose that any bar should be placed against their free movement as citizens. However. if it appears that they are being induced to flock to the mainland through misrepresentation or as a purely commercial venture operating against public interest and against the proper interest of the people themselves.
Identified stereotypes
Puerto Ricans are unskilled, destitute, and go on relief rolls.