Puerto Rico forces a lot of educated individuals to seek out opportunities for a better life in the United states. For the most part, educated Boricuas (Puerto Ricans) need to migrate to be able to apply and use their set of skills. According to the article by University Wire titled, Puerto Ricans struggle moving to central Florida, the country has a 11.5% sales tax due to its $70 billion debt. The unemployment rate is so high that it leaves no opportunities.
Puerto Rico’s economic crisis is causing ‘another Great Migration,’ with Florida attracting the majority of immigrants because of its warm weather, proximity to Puerto Rico, job market and the already long Puerto Rican community – Edwin Melendez
This article could help answer many questions that historians may have because it shows that Puerto Ricans seek to migrate to places where they have opportunities and also have some commodities that can make them feel more at home. This source points out that they struggle adapting to the American lifestyle, culture and language.
The video below helps reinforce and back up the claim that Puerto Ricans are still moving to Florida rather than New York. It demonstrates that Puerto Ricans are people who are constantly trying to better themselves. This report was done by CCTV America. They did this specific report to make people aware that Puerto Rico does not have a lot of opportunities for its residents. It lets people know that Florida is starting to become the number one place in the world where most Boricuas are now establishing themselves due to the state offering a lot if their culture, traditions, music and lifestyle.
-CCTV America
This article demonstrates that Puerto Rico does not offer good opportunities to its citizens and they are almost forced to migrate to the United States. This source serves to make historians aware that Puerto Rico’s decreasing population is due to the lack of resources and opportunities they can offer their citizens. The article was created by University Wire to make people aware that migration is a serious issue in Puerto Rico, a lot having to do with its falling economy. This article is intended for Puerto Rico in general because it is saying that education is great and if they are not able to get opportunities in their land, they can in the United States.
–Claudia Urias