Hurricane Maria struck the island and US territory Puerto Rico way back in September. However, despite the event being months ago, the territory has not recovered in the slightest. President Donald Trump did not make an appearance until a month afterwards, and when he finally did, the appearance ended with little to no improvement and self-proclaimed praise. Hispanic and Latino celebrities across the nation and across the world have come together in order to fund money to support help Puerto Rico when are president will not. These celebrities consist of Lin Manuel Miranda, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, and Ruben Blades with hopes of raising awareness and donating enough money to help the territory progress. Regardless, the people of Puerto Rico still struggle and while they are going through the holidays, they express their sadness that they cannot celebrate with power or shelter or any other possessions. Instead, some remain in tents, others use candles to see in the dark, some sit on old rugs or plastic chairs-the only furniture that survived. This is our responsibility, to help our states AND our territories, and while it's our president's responsibility he's made it very clear he has no intentions of helping. We need to remember that they are our people too, and whether we acknowledge it or not, by denying them help and compassion we prove we're no better than the ignorant, inexperienced man we put into the oval office.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/23/us/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-holidays/index.html
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