Claudia Anthony "Puerto Ricans leaving island for U.S. in record numbers"

Puerto Ricans are moving to mainland U.S. at a faster rate then ever before. The island lost 2% of its population in the year 2014. The economy is the main reason for the migration, with high unemployment rates, few job opportunities, and the 10 year recession the island has had. The number of Puerto Ricans that live on mainland United States is higher than the number of people on the island, and the high population makes the transition easier for people leaving Puerto Rico to come live in the U.S. Many college students on the island come to America to pursue study programs that are not available there, such as a chiropractic degree. People who want professions like engineering often spend a long time searching for a job on the island, contrary to the number of job opportunities for engineers on the mainland.

I think it is interesting that such a high number of Puerto Rican immigrants are coming to America, especially because I didn't know that was the case until I read the article. Puerto Rico became a territory of the U.S. after the Spanish-American War. I think the U.S. should do more to try to end the recession in Puerto Rico and to improve the quality of life there, which I don't think the U.S. does because the island was annexed for economic reasons, without much though to the people living there.

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