PUERTO RICANS ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS
Pundits and op-ed page writers agreed on one thing last fall
As Americans, Puerto Ricans deserve our help
After Hurricane María, the worst natural disaster in Puerto Rico’s history, decimated the island in September, voices on the right, the left, and center of the political spectrum invoked patriotism in an effort to increase rescue and recovery efforts.
Drumpf all but ignored Puerto Rico in his State of the Union speech, mentioning it only once, saying disingenuously,
“To everyone still recovering in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, California, and everywhere else – we are with you.”
Meanwhile, about a third of Puerto Ricans still don’t have electricity nearly five months after the hurricane and in timing that would make a normal administration cringe, FEMA is cutting off food and water aid to the island today.
Implicit in these columns and commentaries is a surprising presumption: It is only Puerto Ricans’ status as Americans, and not as human beings, that makes them so deserving of aid.
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https://qz.com
Today is day 133 after Hurricane María battered Puerto Rico.
Add 14 days before when Irma left one million without power.
Grand total: 147 days without electricity.
Put yourselves in their shoes!
HortyRex©
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