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via Puerto Rico Report by hadeninteractive on 7/17/12
Although Puerto Ricans can’t vote in presidential elections as long as they reside in Puerto Rico, they can vote when they move to the mainland, as millions do. After all, Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens.
However, Pennsylvania newspaper Philly.com has reported that the recent spate of voter ID laws may prevent many Puerto Ricans from voting in any election in the states in which they live.
In the past few years, numerous states have passed new laws requiring people to show photo IDs when voting. For the majority of Americans, this is no problem; in fact, if you live in one of those states, you might not even have noticed. Most of us have driver’s licenses and we’re accustomed to showing them when we’re asked, whether because we’re heading into a nightclub or boarding a plane, perhaps even to enter the buildings where we work or to pick up our kids at school.
According to the Brennan Center for Justice, however, as many as 10% of people of voting age don’t have a driver’s license. Some groups show very different patterns: the same source claims that less than a quarter of African-American men between 18 and 24 years of age own a driver’s license, and that only two thirds of elderly voters in Georgia do. Add more requirements, as many states do, and the numbers climb. For example, states requiring a driver’s license which shows the voter’s current address can eliminate the great majority of the college students in their states.
Opponents of photo ID laws point out that these laws make it harder for the poor, the elderly, and other specific groups to vote. But Puerto Ricans face a special problem. In 2010, all Puerto Rican birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010 were invalidated. Everyone of voting age who was born in Puerto Rico and did not already have a passport or driver’s license on that day must get a new birth certificate to apply for a state ID card to use as a voter ID.
In Pennsylvania, the Advancement Project and other groups have brought suit to challenge the state’s new photo ID law, alleging that it will force many Latinos, and especially Puerto Ricans, to “walk a longer path to the voting booth this election year.” These groups make the case that because Pennsylvania requires a birth certificate to obtain a photo ID, Puerto Ricans will face a “double burden” under the new law – first getting a new birth certificate from Puerto Rico and then obtaining a photo ID. As election day nears, the Advancement Project argues that many Pueto Rican voters will have to overcome two barriers to the ballot.
The Puerto Rican vote in Pennsylvania is significant enough to influence a close election. According to recent U.S. census data, there are roughly 340,000 Puerto Ricans in the state, which is slightly more than half of the Hispanic population.
Supporters of the Pennsylvania law contend that it addresses voter fraud. Regardless of who is right, the discussion has touched a nerve. United States citizens who live in Puerto Rico have always been treated differently from other U.S. citizens when it comes to the right to vote. In light of the continued disparate treatment of two groups of U.S. citizens, even the threat of another barrier to the voting booth has shown that it has the power to raise concerns and historic sensitivities.
However, Pennsylvania newspaper Philly.com has reported that the recent spate of voter ID laws may prevent many Puerto Ricans from voting in any election in the states in which they live.
In the past few years, numerous states have passed new laws requiring people to show photo IDs when voting. For the majority of Americans, this is no problem; in fact, if you live in one of those states, you might not even have noticed. Most of us have driver’s licenses and we’re accustomed to showing them when we’re asked, whether because we’re heading into a nightclub or boarding a plane, perhaps even to enter the buildings where we work or to pick up our kids at school.
According to the Brennan Center for Justice, however, as many as 10% of people of voting age don’t have a driver’s license. Some groups show very different patterns: the same source claims that less than a quarter of African-American men between 18 and 24 years of age own a driver’s license, and that only two thirds of elderly voters in Georgia do. Add more requirements, as many states do, and the numbers climb. For example, states requiring a driver’s license which shows the voter’s current address can eliminate the great majority of the college students in their states.
Opponents of photo ID laws point out that these laws make it harder for the poor, the elderly, and other specific groups to vote. But Puerto Ricans face a special problem. In 2010, all Puerto Rican birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010 were invalidated. Everyone of voting age who was born in Puerto Rico and did not already have a passport or driver’s license on that day must get a new birth certificate to apply for a state ID card to use as a voter ID.
In Pennsylvania, the Advancement Project and other groups have brought suit to challenge the state’s new photo ID law, alleging that it will force many Latinos, and especially Puerto Ricans, to “walk a longer path to the voting booth this election year.” These groups make the case that because Pennsylvania requires a birth certificate to obtain a photo ID, Puerto Ricans will face a “double burden” under the new law – first getting a new birth certificate from Puerto Rico and then obtaining a photo ID. As election day nears, the Advancement Project argues that many Pueto Rican voters will have to overcome two barriers to the ballot.
The Puerto Rican vote in Pennsylvania is significant enough to influence a close election. According to recent U.S. census data, there are roughly 340,000 Puerto Ricans in the state, which is slightly more than half of the Hispanic population.
Supporters of the Pennsylvania law contend that it addresses voter fraud. Regardless of who is right, the discussion has touched a nerve. United States citizens who live in Puerto Rico have always been treated differently from other U.S. citizens when it comes to the right to vote. In light of the continued disparate treatment of two groups of U.S. citizens, even the threat of another barrier to the voting booth has shown that it has the power to raise concerns and historic sensitivities.
via Puerto Rico Report by hadeninteractive on 7/18/12
The Federal Reserve Bank’s recent report on the competitiveness of Puerto Rico’s economy included a recommendation to reduce barriers to job creation and labor force participation by improving incentives to work.
Download the full report.
Caribbean Business saw optimism in the bank’s analysis, reporting that “the New York Fed noted that on several measures Puerto Rico has features that make it a strong — and potentially a highly competitive—economy.”
The positive points made in the report include the increasing literacy and educational attainment of the Puerto Rican population, the fact that many of its resident are bilingual, its open economy, the central location of the island between the U.S. and Latin America, and its close ties to the U.S. mainland. These points have made Puerto Rico an important asset to the United States.
The report also contained some criticisms, especially on the subjects of unemployment and labor market opportunities. For example, the report raises the idea that reducing the minimum wage in Puerto Rico might be a good idea. It recommends as a possible first step to consider a young-worker subminimum wage that targets workers under the age of 25. At the same time, the report also suggests that TANF (public assistance), NAP (food stamps), and SSDI (disability benefits) may tempt Puerto Ricans not to work.
These critiques are interesting because Puerto Rico is generally treated less generously under social programs than any state in the United States. In fact, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi discussed the need for parity for Puerto Rico in these programs in a recent speech. Listen to the speech. He has introduced legislation to create more equitable treatment for Puerto Ricans under TANF, NAP and SSI programs as well as portions of Medicare. He has also proposed legislation to include all U.S. territories in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.
“Puerto Rico is treated unfairly under Federal programs designed to help our nation’s most vulnerable residents,” said Pierluisi in his speech. “When you look at the status and the well-being of all the American citizens living in the territories, you realize that what they face is geographic discrimination.”
Read more on this issue:
Download the full report.
Caribbean Business saw optimism in the bank’s analysis, reporting that “the New York Fed noted that on several measures Puerto Rico has features that make it a strong — and potentially a highly competitive—economy.”
The positive points made in the report include the increasing literacy and educational attainment of the Puerto Rican population, the fact that many of its resident are bilingual, its open economy, the central location of the island between the U.S. and Latin America, and its close ties to the U.S. mainland. These points have made Puerto Rico an important asset to the United States.
The report also contained some criticisms, especially on the subjects of unemployment and labor market opportunities. For example, the report raises the idea that reducing the minimum wage in Puerto Rico might be a good idea. It recommends as a possible first step to consider a young-worker subminimum wage that targets workers under the age of 25. At the same time, the report also suggests that TANF (public assistance), NAP (food stamps), and SSDI (disability benefits) may tempt Puerto Ricans not to work.
These critiques are interesting because Puerto Rico is generally treated less generously under social programs than any state in the United States. In fact, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi discussed the need for parity for Puerto Rico in these programs in a recent speech. Listen to the speech. He has introduced legislation to create more equitable treatment for Puerto Ricans under TANF, NAP and SSI programs as well as portions of Medicare. He has also proposed legislation to include all U.S. territories in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.
“Puerto Rico is treated unfairly under Federal programs designed to help our nation’s most vulnerable residents,” said Pierluisi in his speech. “When you look at the status and the well-being of all the American citizens living in the territories, you realize that what they face is geographic discrimination.”
Read more on this issue:
- A speech by Miguel Columna calling on Puerto Rican millenials to take action
via Puerto Rico Report by hadeninteractive on 7/19/12
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano visited San Juan on Friday, assuring the people of Puerto Rico that a strategy is in place to cope with increasing drug-related violence on the island. She said firmly that heightened security for U.S. border states was not affecting the level of support for the Caribbean.
According to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security, Napolitano met with Governor Luis Fortuño, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi and Puerto Rico Police Department Superintendent Héctor Pesquera “to underscore the department’s commitment to collaborating with local law enforcement in the region.”
Over the weekend following the visit, 19 people were murdered in Puerto Rico, bringing this year’s total to a new high: 100 more murders than during the same period in 2011, a year that saw a record number of murders in Puerto Rico.
PPD leader Alejandro García Padilla has asked Governor Luis Fortuño to declare a state of emergency, according to InSight Crime. Fortuño, however, appears to be well aware of the problem. “Right now, Puerto Rico is serving on the front lines,” Fortuño said at last month’s hearing of the US Congress’ Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Management. “We need help fighting this battle along the Caribbean border, to protect the US citizens there being buffeted by violence and to precent the fight from spreading further onto the streets of the US mainland.”
Fortuño has repeatedly asked for Federal assistance with the continuing high crime rate in Puerto Rico.
According to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security, Napolitano met with Governor Luis Fortuño, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi and Puerto Rico Police Department Superintendent Héctor Pesquera “to underscore the department’s commitment to collaborating with local law enforcement in the region.”
Over the weekend following the visit, 19 people were murdered in Puerto Rico, bringing this year’s total to a new high: 100 more murders than during the same period in 2011, a year that saw a record number of murders in Puerto Rico.
PPD leader Alejandro García Padilla has asked Governor Luis Fortuño to declare a state of emergency, according to InSight Crime. Fortuño, however, appears to be well aware of the problem. “Right now, Puerto Rico is serving on the front lines,” Fortuño said at last month’s hearing of the US Congress’ Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Management. “We need help fighting this battle along the Caribbean border, to protect the US citizens there being buffeted by violence and to precent the fight from spreading further onto the streets of the US mainland.”
Fortuño has repeatedly asked for Federal assistance with the continuing high crime rate in Puerto Rico.
via Puerto Rico Report by KG on 7/20/12
While Puerto Ricans can’t vote in presidential elections and don’t have U.S.Senators to represent them, they do have someone speaking for them – their Resident Commissioner in the U.S. House of Representatives. Isn’t that just as good? One or two votes rarely change the result of a vote in Congress, and any speaker can potentially influence many votes.
However you feel about the lack of voting representation for Puerto Rico, there’s another factor that minimizes the voice of Puerto Ricans in Washington. An analysis of the voting records of state Congressional delegations demonstrates that United States citizens residing in Puerto Rico do not enjoy the same range of representation shared by all other U.S. citizens living in the United States.
According to the 2010 Census, Puerto Rico has a population of slightly more than 3.7 million people. Despite its sizeable population, Puerto Rico’s status as a U.S. territory limits it to only one, non-voting Resident Commissioner. In comparison, states with similar populations have several representatives and two senators representing their interests, all of whom can cast votes.
Oregon, for example, has a population of 3.8 million people and five Members of Congress who represent a broad spectrum of political ideologies. The National Journal scores Members based on their votes on key economic, social, and foreign-policy issues and then rates them along liberal and conservative scales. Based on their 2010 votes, Oregon’s representatives present a real contrast:- National Journal ranked Oregon’s Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D) at one end of the spectrum as the 43rd most liberal Member, scoring 0 out of 100 on the conservative voting scale for social issues.
- Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) was the 296th most liberal member, with 71 out of 100 on the conservative voting scale for social issues.
- National Journal ranked Iowa’s Steve King (R) the 35th most conservative Member; on economic issues, Rep. King voted more conservatively than 81 percent of other Members.
- Rep. Bruce Braley (D) was ranked as only the 353rd most conservative Member and voted more liberally than 88 percent of other Members on economic issues.
via Puerto Rico Report by KG on 7/23/12
At a recent hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance entitled, “Boosting Opportunities and Growth Through Tax Reform,” congressional testimony highlighted the effectiveness of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) in lifting children out of poverty. Studies have affirmed for years that the EITC and, to a lesser extent, the CTC encourage work, and findings are now coming out that these federal policies also improve school performance and boost children’s work hours and earnings into adulthood.
The EITC and CTC are refundable tax credits, meaning that they are not limited by the amount of an individual’s tax liability. This is important because roughly half of all Americans do not earn enough income to trigger the obligation to pay federal income taxes at all. Under the EITC and CTC, individuals can receive refund checks from the IRS even if they do not owe any federal income taxes.
The Child Tax Credit helps working families earning up to $150,000/year offset the cost of raising children by granting up to $1,000 credit on tax returns for each child under 17. The Earned Income Tax Credit assists working families and individuals offset federal tax liabilities on income up to $50,300 (depending on marital status and number of children).
Although residents of Puerto Rico are eligible for many types of federal financial assistance, they are ineligible for the EITC, and they qualify for the CTC only if they have three or more children. In the 50 states, all children under 17 are eligible, regardless of family size.
The recent Report on the Competitiveness of Puerto Rico’s Economy by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York suggests that Puerto Rico’s exclusion from these federal policies is a problem. The Report stated:
The EITC and CTC are refundable tax credits, meaning that they are not limited by the amount of an individual’s tax liability. This is important because roughly half of all Americans do not earn enough income to trigger the obligation to pay federal income taxes at all. Under the EITC and CTC, individuals can receive refund checks from the IRS even if they do not owe any federal income taxes.
The Child Tax Credit helps working families earning up to $150,000/year offset the cost of raising children by granting up to $1,000 credit on tax returns for each child under 17. The Earned Income Tax Credit assists working families and individuals offset federal tax liabilities on income up to $50,300 (depending on marital status and number of children).
Although residents of Puerto Rico are eligible for many types of federal financial assistance, they are ineligible for the EITC, and they qualify for the CTC only if they have three or more children. In the 50 states, all children under 17 are eligible, regardless of family size.
The recent Report on the Competitiveness of Puerto Rico’s Economy by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York suggests that Puerto Rico’s exclusion from these federal policies is a problem. The Report stated:
[Government assistant payments such as nutrition assistance, disability payments and welfare] provide a significant share of residents with sizable funds relative to average incomes. Significantly, these transfer payments are reduced as one earns wages, and thus may result in a particularly high implicit tax on earnings…Some of this implicit tax has been offset by Puerto Rico’s adoption in 2006 of the Worker’s Tax Credit[.] However, the maximum amount of credit is currently only $350 per year – a relatively modest sum even given Puerto Rico’s lower average earnings. The sum is much smaller, even in relative terms, than what is offered by the comparable Earned Income Tax Credit in the United States.The 2011 Report by the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status included a formal recommendation to fully expand the Child Tax Credit in Puerto Rico. The Report further emphasized:
[T]he intersection between payroll taxes and social programs creates some disincentives to labor force participation. The Task Force believes that tax policy provides a vehicle for strengthening Puerto Rico’s workforce, as well as the well-being of Puerto Rican families with children.Several Members of Congress have advocated extending the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit to Puerto Rico. In his statement announcing the introduction of his EITC bill, Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) explained:
With United States residents of Puerto Rico contributing so heavily to America, I firmly believe that the earned income tax credit should be extended to the Island. EITC is a proven tool and valuable resource in combating poverty and unemployment and boosting local economies. As long as U.S. residents of Puerto Rico serve honorably in our military, contribute to the tax base and make our country better, I see no reason to exclude them from this proven anti-poverty program.
via Puerto Rico Report by hadeninteractive on 7/24/12
On election day, the people of Puerto Rico will have no direct say in who becomes President of the United States. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. They serve in the U.S. military. But as a territory and not a state, Puerto Rico has no Electoral College votes, and its residents have no formal voice on election day.
Yet Puerto Rico has already impacted the presidential election, and the influence of the Puerto Rican vote within the 50 states is expected to be a factor in November.
First, Puerto Rico’s presidential primary helped Mitt Romney clinch the Republican nomination. Not only did Romney win the Puerto Rican primary, but his opponent, former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), lost broader Hispanic support when he told a Puerto Rican newspaper that before the Island territory becomes “a state of the United States, English must be the principal language.” Puerto Rican Resident Commissioner Pedro Peirluisi struck back, calling Santorum’s view “narrow and limiting,” and explaining that “English is the predominant language in the U.S. and will continue to be so, whether Puerto Rico becomes a state or not.”
In Puerto Rico, both English and Spanish are official languages. Hawaii also has two official languages: English and Hawaiian.
The second factor in Puerto Rico’s national influence is the Puerto Rican population on the mainland. There are now more Puerto Ricans in the 50 states than in Puerto Rico, and their presence affects political strategies, especially in Florida where Puerto Ricans now outnumber Cubans in the Orlando area.
This fact has not gone unnoticed in the national Republican and Democratic Parties, who regularly appeal to Puerto Rican officials from both the New Progressive Party/NPP (pro-statehood) and Popular Democratic Party/PDP (pro-Commonwealth) to help garner Puerto Rican support in the swing state. This strategy was in full view during the recent Florida primary when Gov. Fortuno, a NPP member who affiliates with the national Republican Party, endorsed Mitt Romney.
On the Democratic side, PDP gubernatorial candidate Alejandro García Padilla was in Florida last weekend campaigning for President Obama. Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, a member of the NPP Party, was an early Obama supporter in 2008 and has continued to be an advocate in support of the President – as well as Democratic candidates for Congress - in Florida, showing that members of opposing Puerto Rican political parties can and do sometimes come together in national politics.
Yet Puerto Rico has already impacted the presidential election, and the influence of the Puerto Rican vote within the 50 states is expected to be a factor in November.
First, Puerto Rico’s presidential primary helped Mitt Romney clinch the Republican nomination. Not only did Romney win the Puerto Rican primary, but his opponent, former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), lost broader Hispanic support when he told a Puerto Rican newspaper that before the Island territory becomes “a state of the United States, English must be the principal language.” Puerto Rican Resident Commissioner Pedro Peirluisi struck back, calling Santorum’s view “narrow and limiting,” and explaining that “English is the predominant language in the U.S. and will continue to be so, whether Puerto Rico becomes a state or not.”
In Puerto Rico, both English and Spanish are official languages. Hawaii also has two official languages: English and Hawaiian.
The second factor in Puerto Rico’s national influence is the Puerto Rican population on the mainland. There are now more Puerto Ricans in the 50 states than in Puerto Rico, and their presence affects political strategies, especially in Florida where Puerto Ricans now outnumber Cubans in the Orlando area.
This fact has not gone unnoticed in the national Republican and Democratic Parties, who regularly appeal to Puerto Rican officials from both the New Progressive Party/NPP (pro-statehood) and Popular Democratic Party/PDP (pro-Commonwealth) to help garner Puerto Rican support in the swing state. This strategy was in full view during the recent Florida primary when Gov. Fortuno, a NPP member who affiliates with the national Republican Party, endorsed Mitt Romney.
On the Democratic side, PDP gubernatorial candidate Alejandro García Padilla was in Florida last weekend campaigning for President Obama. Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, a member of the NPP Party, was an early Obama supporter in 2008 and has continued to be an advocate in support of the President – as well as Democratic candidates for Congress - in Florida, showing that members of opposing Puerto Rican political parties can and do sometimes come together in national politics.
via Puerto Rico Report by KG on 7/25/12
The big news today in partisan, gridlocked Washington is that Republican Congressman Don Young of Alaska has endorsed Democratic Representative Mazie Hirono of Hawaii in her bid for the United States Senate. Rep. Young has even taken the unusual step of filming an advertisement with Hirono to demonstrate his support.
This most recent Hawaiian-Alaskan alliance does not come as a surprise to followers of Puerto Rico. As representatives of the two most recent territories that became states, Members of Congress from Hawaii and Alaska have a long history of joining together – across party lines – in support for Puerto Rican efforts to similarly establish a permanent relationship with the rest of the United States.
In 1998, Rep. Young was the lead sponsor of Puerto Rican self determination legislation (H.R. 856). The Young bill called for a referendum in Puerto Rico with the options of independence, statehood or the current territorial status, and it provided guidance for a transition to a new status if chosen. The bill was carefully tailored to avoid the “commonwealth” option that has caused much confusion in past plebiscites, essentially rendering results of little value. The Young bill boasted Hawaii’s two Representatives– both Democrats – as original cosponsors.
The House approved the Young bill with bipartisan support, and the Senate then approved a comparable resolution. Among the bipartisan list of Senate sponsors were Sen. Frank Murkowski (R) of Alaska and Sen. Daniel Akaka (D) of Hawaii.
More recently, Rep. Young was an original cosponsor of Puerto Rican self determination legislation introduced by Puerto Rican Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi – a Democrat. They were joined on the bill by Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI).
Why such staunch support from Members from Alaska and Hawaii on Puerto Rican self determination? What is it about Puerto Rico’s status that can bring these Republicans and Democrats together? One possible answer could be a matter of philosophy – the importance of being consistent in our application of democracy throughout the U.S. As Rep. Young explained during consideration of the Pierluisi bill:
[M]y goal here is to really try to allow Puerto Rico to advance. And I do not believe you can advance as a commonwealth. I say that from my heart. Because we were not able to advance as a commonwealth. We were a territory….[M]y ultimate goal is to try to give the Puerto Rican people a choice.”
Another possible motivation behind bipartisan Alaskan and Hawaiian support for Puerto Rico self determination efforts may be economics. Before they achieved statehood, both territories had significant natural resources, but they were known for their troubled economic situations. Following admission to the union in 1959, Hawaii’s economy took off – quadrupling in size by 1989. In Alaska, personal income increased 80% by 1970, and the state became less dependent on the federal government. Today, both states boast unemployment rates and poverty levels below the national average.
Alaska and Hawaii have little in common aside from their admission as states in 1959, at which time they became full participants in American democracy and experienced measurable economic growth. It is not surprising that their Members of Congress have responded by working together – regardless of political party – to give Puerto Ricans the same opportunity.
This most recent Hawaiian-Alaskan alliance does not come as a surprise to followers of Puerto Rico. As representatives of the two most recent territories that became states, Members of Congress from Hawaii and Alaska have a long history of joining together – across party lines – in support for Puerto Rican efforts to similarly establish a permanent relationship with the rest of the United States.
In 1998, Rep. Young was the lead sponsor of Puerto Rican self determination legislation (H.R. 856). The Young bill called for a referendum in Puerto Rico with the options of independence, statehood or the current territorial status, and it provided guidance for a transition to a new status if chosen. The bill was carefully tailored to avoid the “commonwealth” option that has caused much confusion in past plebiscites, essentially rendering results of little value. The Young bill boasted Hawaii’s two Representatives– both Democrats – as original cosponsors.
The House approved the Young bill with bipartisan support, and the Senate then approved a comparable resolution. Among the bipartisan list of Senate sponsors were Sen. Frank Murkowski (R) of Alaska and Sen. Daniel Akaka (D) of Hawaii.
More recently, Rep. Young was an original cosponsor of Puerto Rican self determination legislation introduced by Puerto Rican Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi – a Democrat. They were joined on the bill by Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI).
Why such staunch support from Members from Alaska and Hawaii on Puerto Rican self determination? What is it about Puerto Rico’s status that can bring these Republicans and Democrats together? One possible answer could be a matter of philosophy – the importance of being consistent in our application of democracy throughout the U.S. As Rep. Young explained during consideration of the Pierluisi bill:
[M]y goal here is to really try to allow Puerto Rico to advance. And I do not believe you can advance as a commonwealth. I say that from my heart. Because we were not able to advance as a commonwealth. We were a territory….[M]y ultimate goal is to try to give the Puerto Rican people a choice.”
Another possible motivation behind bipartisan Alaskan and Hawaiian support for Puerto Rico self determination efforts may be economics. Before they achieved statehood, both territories had significant natural resources, but they were known for their troubled economic situations. Following admission to the union in 1959, Hawaii’s economy took off – quadrupling in size by 1989. In Alaska, personal income increased 80% by 1970, and the state became less dependent on the federal government. Today, both states boast unemployment rates and poverty levels below the national average.
Alaska and Hawaii have little in common aside from their admission as states in 1959, at which time they became full participants in American democracy and experienced measurable economic growth. It is not surprising that their Members of Congress have responded by working together – regardless of political party – to give Puerto Ricans the same opportunity.
via Puerto Rico Report by KG on 7/26/12
On July 18, 2012, Sgt. Jose J. Reyes, 24, of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, sacrificed his life for his country in Afghanistan when a vehicle he was riding in was struck by an explosive device.
The untimely death of Sgt. Reyes recalls the long tradition of honor and sacrifice by thousands of Puerto Ricans who have fought with distinction on behalf of the United States to advance democracy abroad – all while not experiencing full democracy at home. As First Circuit Judge Juan Toruella explained in a 2005 court case:
We cannot overlook, and in fact we should take judicial notice of, the many official actions of the United States in promoting democratic elections throughout the world – not the least of which is its support for the recently held national elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, places where thousands of U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico serve, at least twenty-five of whom have lost their lives in support of the rights of the citizens of those countries to vote. The situations in Iraq and Afghanistan present the further anomaly of two classes of U.S. citizens, both fighting and dying side by side, only one of which was able to vote for its Commander in Chief.
It is difficult to quanify the number of Puerto Ricans who have lost their lives fighting to bring democracy to Iraq and Afghanastan. In light of their extensive migration to the states, many native Puerto Ricans do not enlist for service until they are residents of a state. Back home in Puerto Rico, among family members and support groups, the toll of casualties is estimated to be close to 90.
Puerto Rican soldiers have fought in every major U.S. military conflict during the past century. Their service began upon being granted U.S. citizenship by an act of Congress on March 2, 1917, making Puerto Ricans eligible to serve in World War I. Few chose to do so. Two months later, President Wilson signed a compulsory military service act, and almost 20,000 Puerto Ricans were eventually drafted into the military.
In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in 1989, Jesus Hernandez Sanchez, counsel of the Puerto Rico Veterans Association, summarized Puerto Rican participation and sacrifice in service to the United States:
[Puerto Rico veterans] are very proud of their past performance; 18,000 Puerto Ricans served in the United States armed forces in the First World War; 65,000 the Second World War, out of which 23 died in action; 61,000 during the Korean War, out of which 371 died in action. More than 3,000 were wounded in Korea; 48,000 [fought] in the Vietnam War, out of which 342 died in action and 3,000 were wounded.
Four congressional medals have been bestowed upon our four brave Puerto Ricans, who in self sacrificing actions and with democratic devotion, have given their life backing up the American ideals of liberty and equality.
In sum, our legal position is that since 1917, Congress, as in the case of Alaska, had the intention of incorporating the territory of Puerto Rico to the United States when it granted to us the American citizenship.
The untimely death of Sgt. Reyes recalls the long tradition of honor and sacrifice by thousands of Puerto Ricans who have fought with distinction on behalf of the United States to advance democracy abroad – all while not experiencing full democracy at home. As First Circuit Judge Juan Toruella explained in a 2005 court case:
We cannot overlook, and in fact we should take judicial notice of, the many official actions of the United States in promoting democratic elections throughout the world – not the least of which is its support for the recently held national elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, places where thousands of U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico serve, at least twenty-five of whom have lost their lives in support of the rights of the citizens of those countries to vote. The situations in Iraq and Afghanistan present the further anomaly of two classes of U.S. citizens, both fighting and dying side by side, only one of which was able to vote for its Commander in Chief.
It is difficult to quanify the number of Puerto Ricans who have lost their lives fighting to bring democracy to Iraq and Afghanastan. In light of their extensive migration to the states, many native Puerto Ricans do not enlist for service until they are residents of a state. Back home in Puerto Rico, among family members and support groups, the toll of casualties is estimated to be close to 90.
Puerto Rican soldiers have fought in every major U.S. military conflict during the past century. Their service began upon being granted U.S. citizenship by an act of Congress on March 2, 1917, making Puerto Ricans eligible to serve in World War I. Few chose to do so. Two months later, President Wilson signed a compulsory military service act, and almost 20,000 Puerto Ricans were eventually drafted into the military.
In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in 1989, Jesus Hernandez Sanchez, counsel of the Puerto Rico Veterans Association, summarized Puerto Rican participation and sacrifice in service to the United States:
[Puerto Rico veterans] are very proud of their past performance; 18,000 Puerto Ricans served in the United States armed forces in the First World War; 65,000 the Second World War, out of which 23 died in action; 61,000 during the Korean War, out of which 371 died in action. More than 3,000 were wounded in Korea; 48,000 [fought] in the Vietnam War, out of which 342 died in action and 3,000 were wounded.
Four congressional medals have been bestowed upon our four brave Puerto Ricans, who in self sacrificing actions and with democratic devotion, have given their life backing up the American ideals of liberty and equality.
In sum, our legal position is that since 1917, Congress, as in the case of Alaska, had the intention of incorporating the territory of Puerto Rico to the United States when it granted to us the American citizenship.
- For more information about the granting of U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans and related recruitment efforts for World War I click here.
- For more information about the personal toll of Puerto Rican casualties in Iraq click here.
- For commentary about the lack of democratic representation for Puerto Ricans despite their involvement in Iraq click here.
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In 1899, Jose Celso Barbosa and a group of supporters founded Puerto Rico’s first political party dedicated to promoting statehood with the United States. At the time, he explained, “[w]e want and we ask for equality. Not colonial control or protection. We [support] the same ideal of the American union with equality in rights and in duties.”
Barbosa was born on July 27th, 1857, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He went to New York in 1875 to attended prep school, learning English in a year and then studying medicine at the University of Michigan, where he was valedictorian of his class in 1880.
At that time, Puerto Rico belonged to Spain, and the government wouldn’t recognize Barbosa’s U.S. medical credentials. Only with assistance from the American consulate was Barbosa able to establish a medical practice in his home town.
In 1898, the United States attacked San Juan, and Barbosa was decorated by the Spanish for his bravery and medical service. Yet Barbosa had for some years been arguing for greater autonomy from Spain and sought to end Puerto Rico’s colonial status. The governmental model of the United States appealed to him, and Barbosa saw the change in sovereignty as an opportunity for Puerto Rico to gain a useful level of self-government — as a state in the United States.
The following year, Barbosa began his quest for statehood for Puerto Rico. From 1900 to 1917, Barbosa served as a member of the Cabinet in Puerto Rico. During this time, he worked for U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans, succeeding in 1917. He served in the Puerto Rican Senate from 1917 until his death in 1921.
While Barbosa is celebrated — and his birthday is an official holiday — largely because of his political work, he was also an active medical practitioner and public servant. He taught at the Athenaeum and worked to create quality public education. He developed a plan whereby employers could invest in their workers’ health care which was much like the employee insurance plans of today, and he founded the first Credit Union in the Western Hemisphere. He launched the first bilingual newspaper in Puerto Rico, El Tiempo, and was a regular columnist for it. In his day, Barbosa was known as a humanitarian and a visionary.
Barbosa also faced and overcame racial prejudice both in Puerto Rico and on the mainland. He was rejected by Columbia University due to his ethnicity. Objections to his medical practice upon his return to Puerto Rico were motivated, it is said, not so much by his American degree as by his ethnic heritage, which included African and American as well as European strains. Barbosa’s work for equality became his primary political as well as professional motivation. He wrote, “Puerto Rico aspires to reach all the rights granted by U.S. Citizenship, in the same method, in the same manner, under the same form, and under the full integrity as the one enjoyed by the residents of any of the regions that are called States of the American Union. To that we aspire, that is what we want, that is what we shall have.” (As quoted by Governor Fortuno in the House of Representatives)
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Barbosa was born on July 27th, 1857, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He went to New York in 1875 to attended prep school, learning English in a year and then studying medicine at the University of Michigan, where he was valedictorian of his class in 1880.
At that time, Puerto Rico belonged to Spain, and the government wouldn’t recognize Barbosa’s U.S. medical credentials. Only with assistance from the American consulate was Barbosa able to establish a medical practice in his home town.
In 1898, the United States attacked San Juan, and Barbosa was decorated by the Spanish for his bravery and medical service. Yet Barbosa had for some years been arguing for greater autonomy from Spain and sought to end Puerto Rico’s colonial status. The governmental model of the United States appealed to him, and Barbosa saw the change in sovereignty as an opportunity for Puerto Rico to gain a useful level of self-government — as a state in the United States.
The following year, Barbosa began his quest for statehood for Puerto Rico. From 1900 to 1917, Barbosa served as a member of the Cabinet in Puerto Rico. During this time, he worked for U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans, succeeding in 1917. He served in the Puerto Rican Senate from 1917 until his death in 1921.
While Barbosa is celebrated — and his birthday is an official holiday — largely because of his political work, he was also an active medical practitioner and public servant. He taught at the Athenaeum and worked to create quality public education. He developed a plan whereby employers could invest in their workers’ health care which was much like the employee insurance plans of today, and he founded the first Credit Union in the Western Hemisphere. He launched the first bilingual newspaper in Puerto Rico, El Tiempo, and was a regular columnist for it. In his day, Barbosa was known as a humanitarian and a visionary.
Barbosa also faced and overcame racial prejudice both in Puerto Rico and on the mainland. He was rejected by Columbia University due to his ethnicity. Objections to his medical practice upon his return to Puerto Rico were motivated, it is said, not so much by his American degree as by his ethnic heritage, which included African and American as well as European strains. Barbosa’s work for equality became his primary political as well as professional motivation. He wrote, “Puerto Rico aspires to reach all the rights granted by U.S. Citizenship, in the same method, in the same manner, under the same form, and under the full integrity as the one enjoyed by the residents of any of the regions that are called States of the American Union. To that we aspire, that is what we want, that is what we shall have.” (As quoted by Governor Fortuno in the House of Representatives)
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By Nindi Méndez PagánNotiCel.comGov. Fortuño defended, though in different words, that strict rules should not be an obstacle to obtain justice. As follows from the Governor’s Friday statements, the justice system should be flexible enough to attain justice above other considerations, such as the right of bail, that in spite of serving as a guarantee to the presumption of innocence, delays judiciary processes thus lengthening victims’ suffering.“The criminal justice system is there to obtain justice, not to follow strict rules withing a square mode, not being flexible enough to do justice. The reason of being of the criminal justice system is to secure that justice is done.... Read More
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The Daily Sun staffWashington, DC The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded over $2 million in federal funding for the Aids Drug Assistance Program on the Island, announced today Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi.“AIDS is an epidemic and these funds are critical to helping thousands of HIV/AIDS patients improve their health and quality of life, and access the medication they need. Every patient deserves the right medication and nobody wants to be on a waiting list. These funds help the local program enroll and serve more patients who are currently on the waiting list,” said Pierluisi.The Puerto Rico Department of Health will use the funds to provide... Read More
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By Stefan AntonmatteiOf the Daily Sun staffsantonmattei@prdailysun.netHonoring the life of a 15-year old girl who was killed by a yet unknown criminal is full of irony, melancholy, and disbelief. Trying to explain a purpose, divine or other, behind such tragedy adds to the incomprehension.Karla Michelle Negrón Vélez was struck by a stray bullet in the back of her head on New Year’s Eve 2012. She spent 13 days in the intensive care unit of the Medical Center before dying as a consequence of the bullet. On Wednesday, San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini Padilla named the street and nearby park where Karla lived on Fajardo Street in Villa Palmeras, Santurce, the Karla Michelle Street and Park....
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By Manuel Ernesto RiveraNotiCelTwo agents of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) arrived to the Institute of Forensic Science (ICF by its Spanish acronym) to interview family members of the pilot Francisco Bacó, who died Wednesday after his airplane crashed into San Juan Bay, some 1,500 feet short of the airstrip of the Isla Grande airport.The FAA agent Dennis Ortiz said that the agents brought to the ICF medical equipment to take from the cadaver toxicological samples which will be sent to the laboratories in the United States as part of the federal investigation into the fatal accident.“What we brought here are toxicological tests that that will be investigated in there. They are...
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Battling for Future Space Shuttle Program: Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico
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Battling for Future Space Shuttle Program: Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico $2.9 bln pension debt outlook negative-S&P
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Univision Apologizes for Wishing Puerto Rico a Happy Independence Day
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Univision apologizes to Puerto Rico for ad slip-up
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Minnesota Stars FC looking for first-ever win in Puerto Rico
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Fayetteville Observer In Puerto Rico, N.C. State will open against Penn State at 5 p.m. on Nov. 15, then play either Providence or UMass the next day. The first-round matchups in the other half of the bracket are Tennessee vs. UNC-Asheville and Oklahoma State vs. Akron. When and where: Nov. 19-21 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, HawaiiESPN (blog) all 56 news articles » |
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Puerto Rican Festival
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Puerto Rico man pleads not guilty in Fitchburg murder; father, son indicted
Sentinel and Enterprise WORCESTER -- Edward J. Ortiz, 19, of Dorado, Puerto Rico, pleaded not guilty in Worcester Superior Court on Thursday to murder and unarmed robbery charges related to the August 2011 death of 32-year-old Alex Ortiz-Rivera, according to Timothy ... and more » |
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Vols open Puerto Rico Tip-Off against UNC Asheville
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Culson feels weight of Puerto Rican expectation
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The Gossip Girls During her chat with Leno, Miss Biel dished about her recent romantic getaway to Puerto Rico with her man, Justin Timberlake. Of this, she said, "I was visiting my fiance there. He's shooting a film there. So I'm vacationing. I'm having the best time ... Jessica Biel: I Had "Time of My Life" Visiting Justin Timberlake in Puerto RicoUs Magazine Jessica Biel Experiences Nirvana With Justin TimberlakePerezHilton.com Jessica Biel Wears 'Justin' NecklaceWonderwall PopSugar.com -Socialite Life -Digital Spy all 248 news articles » |
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Olympics-Athletics-Culson feels weight of Puerto Rican expectation
Reuters LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - When you realise that Puerto Rico has never won an Olympic gold medal in any sport, or a medal of any colour in athletics, you can understand the pressure hurdler Javier Culson is under at the London Olympics. |
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Puerto Rico $2.9 bln pension debt outlook negative-S&P
Reuters July 26 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday said it was considering a ratings downgrade on $2.9 billion of Puerto Rico senior pension funding bonds because the island's government and other employers may not keep up timely ... |
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Univision apologizes to Puerto Rico for ad slip-up
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UNC draws Mississippi St. in Maui; NC State gets Penn State in Puerto Rico
Greensboro News & Record (blog) Both the Maui Invitational and Puerto RicoTip-Off released their brackets today, revealing opponents for North Carolina (Maui) and N.C. State (Puerto Rico) at the non-conference tournament showcase. UNC starts off with Mississippi State in Maui on Nov. |
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ESPN released the bracket for the 2012 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Thursday, and the Tennessee basketball team is set to face UNC Asheville at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 15, the tournament's first day of competition.
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A bike parking design competition for Puerto Rico. From: Bicycle Design - 1:10pm - July 27, 2012. According to the designers, Ariana Hernández and Aixa Solá, “Bench rack is a concept born from the need for street furniture to help maximize ...
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Puerto Rico Cockfighting: Legal Cock Fights In Danger In US Territory
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The Province SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Three Puerto Rican reggaeton stars have come under U.S. scrutiny after recently performing at the wedding of an alleged drug trafficker in Colombia who had been presumed dead, a federal official said Thursday. Singer Arcangel ... and more » |
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Puerto Rico woos Hollywood with more tax breaks
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Some wonder why problems persist after Puerto Rican Festival
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$2M slated for Puerto Ricans with HIV/AIDS
Las Vegas Sun The announcement comes after the U.S. territory recently received $17 million to boost prevention and treatment programs in metropolitan areas. More than 44000 people on the island of nearly 4 million inhabitants have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. |
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Puerto Rican Sociologist Denounces Cuban Muscle Drain
Prensa Latina 26 de julio de 2012, 00:11San Juan, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) Puerto Rican sociologist Ines Quiles denounced that Cuba is a victim of human trafficking aimed at damaging the country´s sports power through a plan devised by a mafia abroad. Quiles, a ... |
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Puerto Rican Festival runs through weekend
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$2M Slated For Puerto Ricans With HIV/AIDS
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People. Share via Email Print This Post. Taekwondo athletes and brother and sister, Diana Lopez and Steven Lopez pose for a portrait during the 2012 Team USA Media Summit on May 13, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) ... John Orozco: He grew up in the Bronx where gymnastics wasn't a popular sport, but this Puerto Rican excelled beyond his wildest dreams. I just met @Cullen_Jones & @ryanlochte in the elevator and I didn't realize till just ...
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[22] Spanish Cuban 10050849 (88.89%) [23] Self-description as White, mulatto and mestizo Spanish Puerto Rican 3064862 (80.5%) [24][25][26][27] Self-description as white 83879 (2.1%) identified as Spaniard Spanish American 2389841 ... 2000, Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data ^ Puerto Rico's History on race ^ page 6, Puerto Rican ancestry ^ Puerto Rican identity ^ U.S. Census Bureau, Spaniard, 2008 American Community Survey ...
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This field will be no brush over though with Javier Culson – PUR, David Green – GBR, Jacob Van Zyl – SA, Michael Tinsley – USA and Kerron Clement – USA a great race beckons. The Puerto Rican – Javier Culson spoils the ...
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The industry in much of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries is structured in such a way that exports are vital to its survival given the small size of most domestic markets. Over time, the USVI and Puerto ... Delaying urgent action now would consign non-US Caribbean rum production to collapse in the face of what are clearly unfair and patently trade-distorting subsidies to Puerto Rican and USVI rum production and marketing. Both jobs and revenues are at ...
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Of the 26 million Spanish speakers in US - 70% speak English. Should the Oscars consider Puerto Rican films foreign or domestic? Foreign; Domestic. View Results. Loading ... Taking the Lead. Daniel Salazar Is Making the ...
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Still, the fact that Sammy considered himself Puerto Rican, earns him at least an honorary position on our list! Contribute to this Story: Send us a tip; Send us a photo or video; Suggest a correction. FOLLOW LATINO VOICES ...
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The Internet Newspaper: News, Blogs, Video, Community. Edition: U.S.. CA Canada · Québec · FR France · ES Spain · US United States ..... Country of Origin: Born in New York, Puerto Rican Parents Sport: Gymnastics Olympic Debut: London 2012 Medal: N/A Photo: Orozco competes on the pommel horse during day 3 of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials at HP Pavilion on June 30, 2012 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) ...
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Country of Origin: Born in New York, Puerto Rican Parents. Sport: Gymnastics. Olympic Debut: London 2012. Medal: N/A. Photo: Orozco competes on the pommel horse during day 3 of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - When you realize that Puerto Rico has never won an Olympic gold medal in any spor...
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Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens who have a non-voting representative in Congress and can vote in presidential primaries -- but not the general election. They will hold a referendum this November to decide whether or not the ...
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What to watch, read and enjoy this weekend in Latino USA. Theater. “When I was Puerto Rican” at the Black Swan Theater (Ashland, Oregon). Nearly everyone has a story about the definitive experiences that's defined their ...
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Crowds hail Brentwood Puerto Rican parade
Newsday (subscription) Cheers of "Viva, Puerto Rico!" mingled with amplified Latin music Sunday as thousands converged on Fifth Avenue in Brentwood to celebrate their heritage as well as the rescue of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Day Parade from the brink of cancellation. |
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$2M slated for Puerto Ricans with HIV/AIDS
WRGB SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico is slated to receive more than $2 million in federal funds to help those on a waiting list for HIV/AIDS medication. Resident ... Watch New York State politics videos and news stories! WRGB :: News - Fred Dicker ... and more » |
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NY education plan pitched for schools
Elmira Star-Gazette New York State Education Commissioner John B. King addresses Elmira teachers and administrators Tuesday in the EFA Community Room during the kickoff of Leadership Week in the district. ... “Students need more, even as we face diminished resources and ... and more » |
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Boxing Night In Huntington, New York On July 28
Doghouse Boxing ... July 28th at "ROCKIN FIGHTS 4" at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. STAR BOXING Known for his all-action bouts, hot Puerto Rican prospect Gonzalez has compiled a record of 10-0-0 with seven knockouts since turning pro in December 2008. |
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Dominicans' rise in numbers pushes their political power
VOXXI The vote was virtually split among Dominicans, the Black and the Puerto Rican electorate Falcon explained. Still, New York might have offered a test run for Dominicans in other states who may be flirting with political participation in their own ... |
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Cotto, Golden Boy in Talks To Co-Promote 12/1 Return
BoxingScene.com Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has advised BoxingScene.com that his company is currently in talks with Miguel Cotto's representatives to work together on co-promoting the Puerto Rican superstar's return on December 1st at New York's ... Miguel Cotto, Golden Boy Set Aside December 1 Date at Madison Square GardenBad Left Hook all 4 news articles » |
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Yahoo! Sports "I really wanted to put together a card that shows the diversity of Brooklyn, and to really showcase some of those fighters from and around the Brooklyn and greater New York area, so it's basically an East Coast card," Golden Boy Promotions CEO ... Danny Garcia-Erik Morales II Tops The Big Barclays EventBoxingScene.com Morales and Garcia rematch go-aheadClubcall Boxing: Morales rematch for GarciaESPN STAR Sports Crave Online (blog) -Boxing.com all 18 news articles » |
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Univision apologizes to Puerto Rico for ad slip-up
WRGB SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- America's largest Spanish-language media company has angered Puerto Ricans after it accidentally ran an ad wishing the U.S. territory a happy independence day. Univision ran the ad on Wednesday, July 25, the day ... CBS6 ... |
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Univision Apologizes for Wishing Puerto Rico a Happy Independence Day
Fox News In the corrected version of the ad, the network wished its Puerto Rican viewers a happy "constitution" day. The Univision slip-up is not the first of Puerto Rico-related mix-ups. The New York Daily News ran a Puerto Rican Day Parade ad in mid-June that ... Univision apologizes to Puerto Rico for ad slip-upWRGB Puerto Rico battles to save official cockfightsCaribbean360.com all 90 news articles » |
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Puerto Rican Festival
Reflejos Aurora, IL, July 25, 2012: The Aurora Puerto Rican Cultural Council, an Aurora based organization in its 41st year, will host a two-day community celebration of heritage with music, food, queens, talent and much more. ... A pre-fest celebration at La ... |
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Puerto Rico's Constitution Day: 71 Boricua Celebs We Love! (PHOTOS)
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Puerto Rican Festival parade on Sunday
Vineland Daily Journal ... Rosario Munoz, of Brooklyn, New York, dance during. Purchase Image. Mario Munoz and his wife Rosario Munoz, of Brooklyn, New York, dance during the Puerto Rican Festival at Landis Park in Vineland on Friday. / Staff photo/Charles J. Olson. Written ... |
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As the most densely populated and arguably most famous, borough of New York City, ten enclaves lay among the streets – all with their own special character. On the Lower East Side there are the Kosher deli's, Puerto Rican ...
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Raised in New York by a Cuban father and a Puerto Rican mother, Angela Bofill was a student of many styles of music, from the latin sounds played regularly by her family to the soul and jazz sounds of her neighborhood in ...
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María I. Rivera born of Puerto Rican immigrants in southern California, and educated in Florida and New York, she has seen the diversity in Latino communities all over the nation. Currently she works at the University of South ...
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And another fact: Univision is the dominant Hispanic TV network in the country, having built a formidable business by reporting on the issues of importance for the country's Latino communities. .... was Puerto Rican and born in San Juan, it was revealed in his 2003 biography "Black and White" that the singer's mother was born in New York City to Cuban-American parents and that Davis claimed he was Puerto Rican because he feared anti-Cuban backlash would hurt ...
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The Urban Initiative Program provides financial and technical resources to urban communities for the restoration and improvement of housing, commercial areas and public/community facilities. .... The Council approved a resolution, sponsored by Ellicott District Council Member Darius G. Pridgen, to permit the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade of Western New York Association, Inc. to hang flags along Niagara Street between South Elmwood Avenue, and Porter ...
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María I. Rivera born of Puerto Rican immigrants in southern California, and educated in Florida and New York, she has seen the diversity in Latino communities all over the nation. Currently she works at the University of South ...
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The Internet Newspaper: News, Blogs, Video, Community. Edition: U.S.. CA Canada · Québec · FR France · ES Spain · US United States ..... Country of Origin: Born in New York, Puerto Rican Parents Sport: Gymnastics Olympic Debut: London 2012 Medal: N/A Photo: Orozco competes on the pommel horse during day 3 of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials at HP Pavilion on June 30, 2012 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) ...
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Soraida Martinez, born in New York and of Puerto Rican background, she studied art and psychology at Rowan University, specialising in design. In 1996, she was appointed by the governor to a seat on the New Jersey State ...
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“My first job was cleaning graffiti that I sprayed myself on Fifth Avenue,” he said, as an example of the community service he did as part of the group. His mentors were Richie Pérez and Vicente “Panamá” Alba of the Young Lords, the nationalist Puerto Rican group known for its fight against the displacement of Latinos in Chicago and New York in the 1960s and 1970s. After the beating, Flores won his case in court, the first of many that he says has earned him a spot on ...
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Viernes 27 de julio de 2012 82 1522 2411 2939 2795 ¿Cómo crees que la sequía en Estados Unidos afectaría el abasto de alimentos aquí? Encarecimiento de muchos productos frescos Escasez o falta de bienes de consumo, en especial cereales y carnes No afectará tanto porque Puerto Rico puede proveerse en otros mercados vecinos Cambio en los hábitos de dieta del puertorriqueño This post has been generated by Page2RSS
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Viernes 27 de julio de 2012 82 Candidata popular al Senado pide explica... García Padilla busca aumentar moral a po... Presentarán querella ante Justicia contr... Curioso anuncio del PPR para dejar de co... Instan a luchar contra enfermedad coloni... CEE certifica 13 candidatos independient... 1533 2414 2943 2801 ¿Cómo crees que la sequía en Estados Unidos afectaría el abasto de alimentos aquí? Encarecimiento de muchos productos frescos Escasez o falta de bienes de consumo, en especial cereales y carnes No afectará tanto porque Puerto Rico puede proveerse en otros mercados vecinos Cambio en los hábitos de dieta del puertorriqueño This post has been generated by Page2RSS
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Viernes 27 de julio de 2012 82 Candidata popular al Senado pide explica... García Padilla busca aumentar moral a po... Presentarán querella ante Justicia contr... Curioso anuncio del PPR para dejar de co... Instan a luchar contra enfermedad coloni... CEE certifica 13 candidatos independient... 1533 2414 2943 2801 ¿Cómo crees que la sequía en Estados Unidos afectaría el abasto de alimentos aquí? Encarecimiento de muchos productos frescos Escasez o falta de bienes de consumo, en especial cereales y carnes No afectará tanto porque Puerto Rico puede proveerse en otros mercados vecinos Cambio en los hábitos de dieta del puertorriqueño This post has been generated by Page2RSS
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