The mission of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Chicago is to guide Jewish immigrants and others through the immigration process to the ultimate goal of United States citizenship; to aid them to bring their families here as new immigrants and to reunite them with family or friends already here; to foster American ideals among the newcomers and to instill a knowledge of American history and institutions, a sense of true patriotism and love for their adopted country; to make better known to the people of the United States the need to foster immigration and to promote this by means of meetings, lectures and publications.