Monday, March 24, 2014

Byron Otis-Surge of Puerto Rican Immigration

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/22/us/puerto-rico-migration-economy/index.html?hpt=us_t2\

A surprising fact: More Puerto Ricans live here on the mainland than in Puerto Rico. Nearly 1 million, in fact. This is because of a recent, large surge of Puerto Rican immigration in the years following the 2006 recession, which took a heavy toll on the island. Even government work, the biggest industry on the island, is extremely difficult to find a job in, these days, many educated, quite able Puerto Ricans finding it necessary to travel to the mainland to find work, even though many would prefer to remain home.

2 comments:

  1. How interesting, it is sad that people have to leave their home.

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  2. It is sad that people have to leave their home to find a job.

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