Puerto Ricans have been fleeing the island at a rate of 2,000 a day, a huge hit to the hurricane-ravaged island, according to Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
The impact of the human outflow could be damaging to the island’s manufacturing base, which tops tourism as its income base.
“Puerto Rico's main source of income is not tourism, it's manufacturing -- pharmaceuticals, medical devices, electronics, computers. That means when you have zero revenue because of no power on the island, the already weakened economy is going to get worse,” saidJenniffer Gonzalez-Colon,who represents Puerto Rico in the House.
“I just spoke with the Governor of Florida, Rick Scott, and he told me that more than 84,000 Puerto Ricans left Puerto Rico over the past 42 days. Those are people who are workers -- people who are part of the tax base,” she added in a Ripon Society discussion earlier this month and just released.
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Just what we need , More Immigrants to Pay for !!!!!
ReplyDelete5:01 duh they are American citizens. Educate yourself,
ReplyDeleteNot exactly, they do not have the full rights we do. For one their representatives can not vote in Congress. Educate yourself 6:26!!
DeleteThe Same with The District Of Columbia... Whatcha trying to say??
DeletePuerto Rico is a poster child for the consequences of entitlements.All they did after the hurricane was whine about how not enough help came.Totally incapable of helping themselves.On a typical day prior to the hurricane one could travel from one end of the island to the other and maybe see a dozen people working.Trump knows the situation all too well.He also realizes that the exodus from PR is not nearly as bad as it appears.They need motivated people with work skills to replace the current population.
ReplyDeleteOnce the natives are all gone, the one percenter will turn it into their own membership only paradise.
ReplyDeleteI'd take them over Muslims...And we can take their island and turn it into a resort.
ReplyDeleteThey'll all want to go back after their first winter in the USA.
ReplyDeleteGreat news! Good time to go down there and buy some really cheap waterfront / water view vacation property. Once the hurricane damage to the infrastructure is rebuilt, the properties will be worth a fortune. Great place for investment! I'm ready to go down there and do some shopping.
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