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of the Migrant Stream in a Rural Minnesota Community University of Minnesota May 1994 The phenomenon of Chicanos/Latinos settling out of the migrant stream in Minnesota is not a new one. St. Paul's West Side and Minneapolis' North Side were built by Chicanos/Mexicanos who settled out during the off-season or came to find jobs in the rail or meatpacking industries. Although the process is not new, the places migrants now settle are. The fastest growing Chicano/ Latino population in Minnesota is no longer in the Twin Cities metropolitan area; it is in rural Minnesota. Willmar Minnesota is now the home to the third largest Chicano/Latino
community in Minnesota. The Chicano/Latino population has grown
750% over the past 10 years. The vast majority of these new residents
are migrants who have put down roots in Willmar and in the larger
community of Kandiyohi County, located in West Central Minnesota.
Ninety percent of Willmar's Chicano/Latino population consists
of Tejanos, or of people who migrated directly from Texas. The
majority of residents came from the Rio Grand Valley. Hardcopy Price: $3.00
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