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Just saw this really depressing article in The NY Times about the rapidly worsening situation in Puerto Rico.It says that waves of people,especially middle class,are literally abandoning their lives and property and coming to the States. I wasn't even aware things had gotten so bad. Are a lot of them coming here to NYC,like in the 50's, or they skipping NYC and going to Fla,Texas,etc ?
Wondering how NY'ers would react if hundreds of thousands of destitute Puerto Ricans stated flooding in.They are US citizens so they are free to move in if they want.What's going on there sounds really bad.
Bad stuff down there Bluedog. Moody's labeled them as Junk status. A lot of blame to go around. Not so sure if people are abandoning property. I'm down in PR every year.
Just saw this really depressing article in The NY Times about the rapidly worsening situation in Puerto Rico.It says that waves of people,especially middle class,are literally abandoning their lives and property and coming to the States. I wasn't even aware things had gotten so bad. Are a lot of them coming here to NYC,like in the 50's, or they skipping NYC and going to Fla,Texas,etc ?
Wondering how NY'ers would react if hundreds of thousands of destitute Puerto Ricans stated flooding in.They are US citizens so they are free to move in if they want.What's going on there sounds really bad.
I've seen a couple new folks that look like they just came from PR (could be wrong but just off their accent and the way they dress it looks that way), but I think the vast majority of people from PR are moving to states that have a similar climate to PR. If you see people moving up here it'll mainly be due to the fact that they have family support up here but other than that probably 70-80% of them are moving to Florida...
Just saw this really depressing article in The NY Times about the rapidly worsening situation in Puerto Rico.It says that waves of people,especially middle class,are literally abandoning their lives and property and coming to the States. I wasn't even aware things had gotten so bad. Are a lot of them coming here to NYC,like in the 50's, or they skipping NYC and going to Fla,Texas,etc ?
Wondering how NY'ers would react if hundreds of thousands of destitute Puerto Ricans stated flooding in.They are US citizens so they are free to move in if they want.What's going on there sounds really bad.
The majority are going to Florida or Texas. New York and Virginia are getting some. New York won't get hundreds of thousands of destitute Puerto Ricans this time. Rent in NYC is sky high and social services have been butchered. They'd be in the streets starving. I think Puerto Ricans only come to NY these days if they have close family able to accommodate them, or if they are educated professionals capable of getting decent jobs.
I've seen a couple new folks that look like they just came from PR (could be wrong but just off their accent and the way they dress it looks that way), but I think the vast majority of people from PR are moving to states that have a similar climate to PR. If you see people moving up here it'll mainly be due to the fact that they have family support up here but other than that probably 70-80% of them are moving to Florida...
Majority of Puerto Ricans from the island are moving to places like Florida. Even when I went to visit New Orleans the chick in the hotels front desk was from Puerto Rico. I don't think the Northeast is a major hub for Puerto Ricans anymore compared to 50 years ago. I rarely come across Puerto Ricans native from the island here in NYC anymore except for 1 person and that person was very transient yuppie type. Also the south is more affordable than Northeast cities such as NYC, Boston or even Philly for that matter. Ten dollars an a hour will go much further in much Florida than lets say living in the Bronx or Brooklyn.
Just saw this really depressing article in The NY Times about the rapidly worsening situation in Puerto Rico.It says that waves of people,especially middle class,are literally abandoning their lives and property and coming to the States. I wasn't even aware things had gotten so bad. Are a lot of them coming here to NYC,like in the 50's, or they skipping NYC and going to Fla,Texas,etc ?
Wondering how NY'ers would react if hundreds of thousands of destitute Puerto Ricans stated flooding in.They are US citizens so they are free to move in if they want.What's going on there sounds really bad.
I think you might see a bump in PR's in nyc but I see most of them going south. Do I have a problem with it? No. As long as they are productive, I don't care where they come from.
I personally think among Latinos (except Mexicans notably) NYC peaked in attractiveness. It's not really a top choice anymore for several reasons.
I've seen a couple new folks that look like they just came from PR (could be wrong but just off their accent and the way they dress it looks that way), but I think the vast majority of people from PR are moving to states that have a similar climate to PR. If you see people moving up here it'll mainly be due to the fact that they have family support up here but other than that probably 70-80% of them are moving to Florida...
I have met some recent people from Puerto Rico as well.
They are mostly moving to Florida and they tend to be from Ponce and southern Puerto Rico or less known towns and areas.
There are Puerto Ricans from the island who are coming to NYC and the northeast, just not in very large numbers like earlier decades and they aren't unskilled workers.
Just saw this really depressing article in The NY Times about the rapidly worsening situation in Puerto Rico.It says that waves of people,especially middle class,are literally abandoning their lives and property and coming to the States. I wasn't even aware things had gotten so bad. Are a lot of them coming here to NYC,like in the 50's, or they skipping NYC and going to Fla,Texas,etc ?
Wondering how NY'ers would react if hundreds of thousands of destitute Puerto Ricans stated flooding in.They are US citizens so they are free to move in if they want.What's going on there sounds really bad.
interesting, I thought i was seeing things, but normally when i hear a hispanic person with a accent who looks caribbean i immediately think Dominican, but more recently i have been meeting Puerto ricans straight from PR here in New York. If there happens to be a new wave i would only guess that they would go to where their families are connected. Some NYC, some Chicago, some Orlando etc.
Beautiful people non the less.
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