Puerto Rico In Crisis [Pt. 3] From Stable In Puerto Rico To Displaced In New York | AJ+ Docs

Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rice, destroying homes, ruining businesses, and leaving thousands wondering what they would do next. As a result, many are leaving for the U.S. mainland, with some estimates putting it in the hundreds of thousands, as much as 14 percent of the population.
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[@Sadallen]

I lost my house in Harvey, but this just seems like the ultimate worst situation to go through

[@whateveryoucallyourmoney5454]

even if you’re not puerto rican seeeing people suffer is hard to see..but being puerto rican this shit hurts i cry watching i love my island i love my people

[@EmilyS1234]

I agree. I live in a place that doesn’t get hurricanes, and this video made me cry.

[@ClaiomSolis]

Many people took off right after they lost everything not giving a chance for everything to go slightly back to normal. Like many have said, i rather be homeless in my island than in a cold state like new york. Hopefully they are in a better situation now

[@DJJOHNNYT1]

God bless you all you are all welcome here to New York New York loves you❤️❤️❤️

[@annache250]

This was some amazing reporting

[@ManuelGuzman067]

Puerto Rico needs all the help it can get

[@raulcruz6601]

LIFT THE JONES ACT AND PR WILL NEED NO HELP

[@BB-rj8ln]

Denise pa pedir en la calle en NY mejor me quedo en mi isla

[@ESCOEXCLUSIVE]

ANY PUERTO RICAN GOING THROUGTH ANYTHING LIKE THIS OR U KNOW SOME ONE ON THE STREETS FROM PUERTO RICO ASKING FOR MONEY REACH OUT TO ME , we will not leave are people in the streets . Sin están en la calle . Tiren me , boricua no están solos .

[@johnhaser4808]

Ricans been doing that begging for DECADES even at PR GOV level!!!

[@raulcruz6601]

WHAT WE NEED IS THE DEROGATION OF THE JONES ACT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS

[@MelissaHogwood]

73 bill dollars..... that's less than the military upgrade they just did with no discussion. just IMAGINE what we could do without war

[@raulcruz6601]

PROSPER

[@clos1203]

Wow underrated comment

[@jimstineman638]

America needs to forgive the debt and make it the 51st state

[@annettetorres7914]

Margaret Norvell is not what you want..What stupid comment ever

[@WeirdTale]

PRIndependencia Capitalista You, shut up. Now is not the time for fairy tales and broken dreams. Resistance was crushed, accept it.

[@alianzaconlanaturaleza5623]

Give the United States back to the real owners.. The American Indians!!!

[@alianzaconlanaturaleza5623]

Viva Puerto Rico Libre.. Abajo los traidores, arrodillados estadistas vendepatrias!!!

[@alianzaconlanaturaleza5623]

Statehood would be a perpetual colonialism dictatorship, just look at Hawaii, Alaska and the whole United States.. What happen to the real Natives, the true owners, the true, real Americans?

[@fierceempress4486]

Ppl need to be always humble,cause u never know when it happens to u

[@ponce1968]

There are other states that puerto ricans could move. Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington State. No more Florida or New York, these states are already saturated of puerto ricans. My two cents opinion.

[@rollingthunder7258]

ponce1968 , so the problem is that we have to many Americans in America, por favor????

[@raulcruz6601]

WHY MOVE WHEN ALL WE NEED TO DO IS GET RID OF THE CORRUPT JONES ACT. THE BEST PORT OF THE HEMIPHERE BLOCKED BY THE ZIONISTS SINCE 1898

[@PepinsSpot]

Not to add insult to injury but...COME ON Denise! You could've stayed in a shelter in Puerto Rico!

[@BB-rj8ln]

Pepins Spot agree. PR is in a dire situation but theres a lot more compassion and people help each other.

[@raulcruz6601]

THE MISERY OF THE POOR SHOULD BE THE SHAME OF THE RICH. NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND

[@Chip-zs1qi]

Es difícil la situación que estamos viendo pero en la isla hay más trabajo que nunca Y el tener que irse es una decisión muy personal y irse porque ya no tienes el mismo estilo de vida o las comodidades que tenían antes del huracán creo que no es la mejor decisión y es una muy apresurada y cuando llegan a usa Se creen que todo va a seguir igual y no es así como decimos en la isla !no es lo mismo decir allá viene el diablo que verlo venir! Esto es un evento que vino a cambiar todo tal cual lo conocemos hay que levantarse y mirar hacia delante y buscar alternativas sin tomar decisiones por desesperación

[@raulcruz6601]

LO QUE NECESITENOS ES LA DEROGACION DEL ACTA JONES PARA ABRIR LOS PUERTOS AL MERCADO GLOBAL COMO CUANDO FUIMOS PROVINCIA EUROPEA EN 1898. EL WELFARE Y EL STATUS ES IRRELEVANTE

[@markbrown5117]

Can that couple go to the police station to find assistance.

[@spellerlittlewing]

Right they were in trouble before the ⚡storm

[@markbrown5117]

Please provide an update on this couple They should have gone to Florida or Conneticut.

[@EmilyS1234]

Doesn’t Florida also get hurricanes tho?

[@devbachu7072]

So sad can I help anyone I post close food soaps

[@nantzstein3311]

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[@madArt1981]

Its easy for those that leave make their fortune and return to speak of not leaving. What about those of us with bachelor's or masters degree's that can't find work. Plus the nepotism and corruption that impede the recovery of people like us. You have to no somebody, be related to somebody or pay to get a low paying unsecure job! Like a job aplication may cost $150 and there's no guarantee to even be interviewed.

[@AIGeneratedBITCoinApproved]

If this was Iraq or Afghanistan the streets would be paved in Gold and an armada of US warships converted into hospitals, food pantry's and housing anchored just off shore.

[@devbachu7072]

73 billion PR need help my God

[@godjr.5711]

Afro Caribbean should fight for that island,, P. R. -- and RESTRUCTURE, rebuild and independence

[@pkrangersf3072]

"...devasted Puerto Rice..."??? lol

[@luisviera6347]

The welfare statehood party for years allowed the electrical grid to rot now they want the American tax payers to provide a new one...vote statehood vote welfare!!!!!!!!

[@godjr.5711]

THE COMPLETE CARIBBEAN SHOULD BE AFRICAN SANCTUARY, "since Africans were in this part of the world first ( olmecs, etc:;) we are only missing borinkin. ( PR) .

[@spellerlittlewing]

House real new Yorkers

[@diGritz1]

Trump Tower has a lot of vacancies....... just a thought. On a side note it's hard to believe these people can't pull themselves up by the boot straps from those high quality paper towels that clown handed out.

[@jamesmurphy1554]

Why New York ! Go to Florida or Georgia

[@MrGamegeek55]

It has the largest amount of Puerto Ricans outside of Puerto Rico, so it makes sense.

[@MLD-RN]

200,000 have already settled in Florida

[@jamesmurphy1554]

Good to hear ! its the rent in New York Publix will hire Puerto Ricans

[@Ozama1221]

Geeky Gamer u right it does have the largest amount.. but other states like Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts also have large numbers... also Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, Illinois, Texas also has growing numbers and are all cheaper than NY... NY is too expensive and FL is too hurricane prone, from Pennsylvania down to Georgia and everything in between is da best bet for Ricans

[@Ozama1221]

frank jacob Gonzalez ain nobody mad lil bro, nobody really cares.. we just saying why so many of our people go to crowded newyork or hurricane prone florida, both of which are very expensive and dont have much affordable housing, very dumb move ... the best states of our boricuas to go is ohio, pennsylvania, virginia, north carolina, and georgia

[@r3n3gad33]

Why can't they go to Texas? That's a way better state than Jew York!