Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill. I went to Puerto Rico to see her- my 1st time in a year+ bc of COVID.
This is her home. Hurricane María relief hasn’t arrived. Trump blocked relief $ for PR.
People are being forced to flee ancestral homes, & developers are taking them.
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We immediately got to work reaching out to community advocates and leaders and following the money.
What’s happening to Puerto Ricans is systemic. Much of it can be traced to La Junta, aka the Wall Street-connected fiscal control board that the US gave power to over the island.
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In the aftermath of María, the Trump admin oversaw two key items: handing millions in public $ to unqualified donor pals (ex Whitefish).
The other was to impose extremely difficult eligibility rules for Puerto Ricans, which allowed mass rejections of recovery fund applications.
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I want to be clear - while Trump admin had a major role, it wasn’t just them.
La Junta, local policies, etc were all on the same page: policies that pushed out local families.
To turn this around, we need audits & get recovery relief to people ASAP, without the onerous strings.
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And for the record - my abuela is doing okay. It’s not about us, but about what’s happening to Puerto Rican’s across the island.
She had a place to go to and be cared for - what about the thousands of people who don’t?
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How long will it be Trump’s fault? Asking for a friend. Also, novel idea, but maybe AOC has the cash to help her grandmother? Or is that above her?
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Nobody talks about Puerto Rico enough. I’m glad you can shine a spotlight on the straight up colonization happening on our island.
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it’s true. i was down there right after with team rubicon and many residents couldn’t receive fema funds bc it requires ownership info which many didn’t have documented. so the gov is opening the door for people to lose their lands they’ve been on for decades
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I thought "exceeded your expectations?" 🙄
He has been in the office for about 6 months now. What is he doing to help Puerto Rico?
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