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Forget Undocumented Immigrants. The Puerto Ricans may be coming!
2:37 pm By Maegan La Mala · Puerto Rico · 7 Comments
8 May 2006
As the financial crisis in Puerto Rico enters into its 8th day, leaving nearly 100,000 government employees without work and the Commonwealth losing its current credit ranking, there is growing talk that the fiscal crisis will cause a growth in movement from Puerto Rico into the United States. Carlos Irizarry, a Kissimmee City, Florida Commission candidate was quoted as saying:
Ready or not, we have to take it and work with it. As Americans, [everyone has] the right to go from state to state to look for a place that will benefit their family.
Is Puerto Rico Crisis Almost Over?
11:57 am By Maegan La Mala · Puerto Rico · 2 Comments
5 May 2006
Yesterday the Puerto Rican Senate was presented with a new proposal to end the five day old crisis, a 5.9 percent sales tax and a new tax on large corporations (which are mostly not Puerto Rican) with earnings in excess of $10 million. This comes as the patience of Puerto Ricans wears thinner as demonstrated by growing marches through the streets of the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan. Eddie Olivera of United Public Servants was quoted by NY1 saying:
We warned the governor or his representative that should this not by solved by Monday, then we are going to step up the activism and continue to go out and denounce the situation wherever we can.
Via / NY1
Image Via / Puerto Rico IndyMedia
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