Vandalismo Puerto Rico

Moved by desires for freedom, social change, and political change, lack of leadership, and plainly, fear, the Puerto Ricans

cities, which also have problems of unemployment and poverty, as well as the problem of racial discrimination. Economic recessions along with deteriorating neighborhoods and discriminatory conditions on the mainland, and combined with family ties and a desire to nurture children in island culture, have prompted some number to return to Puerto Rico. Yet one must be careful not to overemphasize this return migration, for it involves a modest minority of Puerto Ricans, with the rest settling down well into mainland communities. In addition, the circular migration has long been encouraged by the government and involves attempts to overcome built-n structural poverty in both places.

In Reproducing Empire, Laura Briggs provides her readers with a very thorough history of the mainland U.S. and Puerto Rican discourses and its authors surrounding Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans, from Puerto Rico's formation in the mainland elite's "mind" as a model U.S. (not) colony in 1898* to its present status as semi-autonomous U.S.

Puerto Rico is an island that is impacted by not having enough land for cultivation. The Three thousand four hundred and ninety-two square miles of this island is about seventy-five percent hills or mountains (Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States b). With the large amount of land consisting of hill or mountains, Puerto Rico has limited amounts of natural resources. While under Spanish colonial rule, the island was largely neglected because of its limited mineral resources. Following the Spanish-American war in 1898, the U.S. took over control of the island. The U.S. found itself in control of an island that produced small scale amounts of sugar and coffee. The U.S would then expand the sugarcane operations and establish markets to use as a viable trade resource.

I come from a place where patriotism runs through its citizen’s veins and where people face situations together, as the big community they are. In this place people are known to be loud and when someone has an issue, it becomes everyone’s issue. Puerto Rico may be relatively small in size, but big in its heart. Some people may argue that the heart of Puerto Rico is found on its people; while I debate that the heart of my beautiful island does not lie solemnly on its people, but on its cultural identity.

Last Wednesday on October 12, I was able to go to the talk of Nelson A. Denis about War Against All Puerto Ricans. Being born and raised in Puerto Rico, I already knew what Nelson was talking about, however it was still nice to fresh up on some history that I may have forgotten. It was also, nice to see Nelson A. Denis tell the audience how Puerto Rico got to where is now in a clear and unique way.

However, the American citizens of Puerto Rico are still very far from attaining the same level of economic prosperity other American citizens enjoy in the other 50 states. Becoming a state would give Puerto Rico the opportunity of improving its economic situation."

Thesis: As an American I feel our government needs to make more progress, and give more encouragement to Puerto Rico to become a state though education, and social learning.

In “Puerto Rican Obituary” by Pedro Pietri, the author takes his readers on a journey of the oppressive life of a Puerto Rican immigrant. He describes a vicious cycle of stagnancy in which immigrants work endlessly without reward. Hopeful every day that the American dream they once imagined would come to fruition, but instead they are continually faced with trials and turmoil on every hand. Instead of uniting as a body to work towards greatness, the immigrants grow envious of each other, focusing on what they lack instead of the blessings that they currently attain. Contrary to the ideals of early immigrants, Pietri portrays Puerto Rico to be the homeland. The ideals of early immigrants have drastically changed throughout the development of America. Petri paints a completely different picture of America throughout his poem. Early immigrants describe an America that is welcoming, with endless opportunities, and a safe haven. Despite earlier depictions of the immigrant experience, these ideals are challenged because they weren’t integrated into society, were inadequately rewarded for hard work, and were disadvantaged due to their socioeconomic status.

Puerto Rico has a long tumultuous past, which has yet to be settled; in the 1900’s the U.S acquired Puerto Rico and declared it a territory of the U.S with very limited self-rule. They even declared English as the official language. This has a large impact on Puerto Rican’s including the Thorpe family as the state has tried to declare bankruptcy for years and the U.S

Puerto Ricans first entered the realm of identity politics with their migration to Hartford, beginning in the 1950s. Their motivation was primarily economic; that is, Hartford had an abundance of job opportunities in restaurants, stores, factories, and farms in comparison to New York City and Puerto Rico (Cruz, 37). Puerto Ricans were now working and living alongside many other citizens of different ethnicities and were treated much like other

Puerto Rico’s major political division is the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), which supports commonwealth rank for the island; has been the leading political party since 1940. The PPD was

Some opponents may heighten the acceptance of Puerto Rico into statehood to the acceptance of a debt-ridden Greece into the European Union—a copious financial burden on the collective economy—and therefore, would not be beneficial to the U.S. economy. In ironic opposition to such somewhat reasonable paranoia, and potentially malicious comments, it is mainly U.S. investors and entities who continue to buy and hold the majority of Puerto Rican debt, taking advantage of Puerto Rico’s legal inability to default on their debt as a way to fundamentally guarantee various creditors regardless of the territory’s economic state (Meacham). The U.S. can eliminate the potential of corporations taking advantage of Puerto Rico’s economic status by making new laws and regulations, thus forcing corporations to pay corporate taxes not previously paid. The influx of federal taxes would help offset the balance of debt created by statehood, and an increased flow of tourism would also benefit not only the mainland, but also the island as it is a decently sized proportion of the island’s economy (Lilley). According to a study in 2005, about 40% of the Puerto Rican population aged 25 to 44 have earned an associate’s degree or a

From the late 1800's to the 1960's, Puerto Ricans began to rise to recognition as a dominating influence, creating chaos in American society. This comment is based on the immigration of Puerto Ricans to America, and the problems it caused.

The second wave of immigrants brought change in the way Puerto Ricans handled politics. This change came about around the time of the