Sentences with phrase «ricans leave the island»
We've already seen tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans leave the island for the mainland United States, and it's uncertain how many will ever go back.
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A hurricane of unprecedented strength destroyed much of the island, leaving the great majority of Puerto Ricans without power, water, communications and access to food.
The intensity of Hurricane Maria, which made landfall on Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm on September 20, was part of why it was so devastating to the island and its weak infrastructure, leaving Puerto Ricans in a humanitarian crisis.
Puerto Rican high school and college graduates have been leaving the island at high rates since the recession began, looking for better paying jobs in the United States.
Exacerbated by this, young Puerto Ricans faced with limited job prospects have left the island in droves to come to the mainland, where they can live and work without having to obtain a visa.
A related ongoing development is that in response to Puerto Rico's economic woes, Puerto Rican people have increasingly chosen to leave the island.
«Some Puerto Ricans have to leave the island,» said Espaillat at the rally.
The letter underscores the concern for Puerto Rican residents and others on the mainland but with personal ties to the island: Refugees from the crisis leaving the island amid the widespread devastation.
The call comes after lawmakers in the Assembly's Puerto Rican and Hispanic task force this week called on President Trump to bolster support services for those who are leaving the island amid the rebuilding effort.
As a result of the growing debt and joblessness, skilled Puerto Rican residents have left the island.
New York's Puerto Rican population began growing significantly in the 1950s and»60s as people left the island in search of economic opportunity.
Like many Puerto Ricans on the U.S. mainland, both have been unable to contact their families since Maria's lashing winds and flood - inducing rains pummeled the island, leaving its 3.4 million residents in the dark.
The Puerto Rican island of Isla de Culebra is one of the few islands left in the Caribbean with healthy coral reefs.
On the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, members of the Woods Hole research team collected sediments left by hurricanes of earlier times.
The intensity of Hurricane Maria, which made landfall on Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm on September 20, was part of why it was so devastating to the island and its weak infrastructure, leaving Puerto Ricans in a humanitarian crisis.