They did. Whether that is true or not remains to be seen. However, also unlike the Initiative, they seem to have no particular use for us. Whilst the military has been presented as an option, so is schooling.

[ He pauses for a moment after that. He remembers distinctly how Oz behaved after visiting Lutwige. ]

Anyway, it's possible they brought us here to increase their numbers, a few scores of people in a city of half a million seems to be rather an inefficient way to do it. Other possibilities abound, and obviously we should keep our eyes and ears open. But in the meantime, there's no point fretting.