Puerto Rico has endured a lot over the years. This includes state-sponsored violence, natural disasters and social engineering by the government over the past century.
Poverty remains widespread, and its status as a U.S. territory continues to cause a range of problems. Federal law makes consumer goods more expensive on the island while Wall Street lending has resulted in an enormous amount of municipal debt.
A group of unelected members of a fiscal control board have cut public services in recent years while Hurricane Maria demonstrated that government neglect was as out of control as ever.
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Democratic District Leader Samy Nemir-Olivares, who is originally from Puerto Rico but now lives in Brooklyn. Puerto Rico has endured a lot over the years. This includes state-sponsored violence , natural disasters and social engineering by the government over the past century. Poverty remains widespread, and its status as [...]
