Ryan NicolJune 7, 2019
5min416
"Our immigration crisis has only worsened."
Tag: migration
Ryan NicolJune 7, 2019Ryan NicolJune 7, 2019
6min714
"Only tyrants would ignore them.”
Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2018
7min480
Having largely tackled many of the education and jobs challenges arising from the mass migration of Puerto Ricans seeking a place to live in Florida after Hurricane Maria largely shut down their lives on the island, state and local officials gathered in Orlando told Gov. Rick Scott that housing remains a major problem. Scott met […]
Scott PowersJuly 5, 2017
8min1174
How big is the Puerto Rico migration to Florida? In one county, in one single service, the number plays out: an average of 104 people every workday are transferring their driver’s licenses from Puerto Rico to Florida, just in Orange County. The Orange County Tax Collector’s Office reported that in a six-month period recently sampled […]
Scott PowersFebruary 3, 2017
7min380
The social fallout from Puerto Rico’s multi-fasceted financial crisis must be dealt with in more immediate ways in Central Florida where so much of the diaspora is fleeing, a panel of scholars urged key Puerto Rican political leaders in Orlando Friday. Their call for concern for recognizing, assisting, and empowering Puerto Ricans settling by the […]