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...limited economy, combined with the political control exercised by Portugal, stifled economic mobility in the Azores and prompted a steady emigration from the islands. Consequently, economic reasons account for roughly 98 per cent of Portuguese immigration to Cambridge, according to the Cambridge Organization of Portuguese Americans (COPA). The remaining 2 per cent have left Portugal because of political pressures, most notably a desire to escape conscription into the Portuguese army...
Ruben Cabral, acting executive director of COPA, estimates that the Portuguese supply 80 per cent of the cheap labor in Cambridge. Often, the Portuguese work in jobs far below their capabilities...
...always been included with all people with Spanish surnames," Russ Viveiros, assistant director of the Cambridge Organization of Portuguese-Americans (COPA) said yesterday. "We want separate minority status...
Organizers of the Congress had hoped that about 300 delegates would attend. However, Aurelio Torres, director of COPA--which organized the Congress--said yesterday that he was disappointed at the turnout of only...
Russ Viveiros, assistant director of COPA, said yesterday that the Congress will not only discuss the resolutions formulated in the workshops but also the future of the Congress of Portuguese in the United States...