Puerto Rican diaspora /tags/puerto-rican-diaspora Puerto Rican diaspora en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT Diaspora set to aid Puerto Rico after Fiona — with lessons it learned after Maria /news/2022-09-20/diaspora-set-to-aid-puerto-rico-after-fiona-with-lessons-it-learned-after-maria After Hurricane Fiona left Puerto Rico under island-wide blackout and flooding, the South Florida diaspora wants to avoid the relief mistakes it witnessed in 2017. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-09-20/diaspora-set-to-aid-puerto-rico-after-fiona-with-lessons-it-learned-after-maria Tim Padgett There's A New Push To Make Puerto Rico A State. Thanks To The State Of Florida's Pull? /news/2021-03-10/theres-a-new-push-to-make-puerto-rico-a-state-thanks-to-the-state-of-floridas-pull Florida's large and more recently arrived diaspora is a key force driving the new — and potentially successful — Puerto Rican statehood effort in Washington. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:00:45 GMT /news/2021-03-10/theres-a-new-push-to-make-puerto-rico-a-state-thanks-to-the-state-of-floridas-pull Tim Padgett Will Puerto Ricans New To Florida Swing State To Democrats? /news/2020-01-13/will-puerto-ricans-new-to-florida-swing-state-to-democrats When Martha Santiago moved to Polk County, Florida, from Puerto Rico in 1979 to teach in one of the county’s first bilingual schools, there were two… Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:29:48 GMT /news/2020-01-13/will-puerto-ricans-new-to-florida-swing-state-to-democrats Associated Press Politicians Have Courted The Support Of Puerto Ricans. Here’s Why Many Won’t Vote Tuesday. /news/2018-08-28/politicians-have-courted-the-support-of-puerto-ricans-heres-why-many-wont-vote-tuesday Since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, Florida politicians have courted the vote of those who left the island.In April, Gov. Rick Scott announced his… Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:56:34 GMT /news/2018-08-28/politicians-have-courted-the-support-of-puerto-ricans-heres-why-many-wont-vote-tuesday caitlin Ostroff Florida Population Growth Slowing, But Puerto Rican's Help Keep Numbers Up /2018-07-09/florida-population-growth-slowing-but-puerto-ricans-help-keep-numbers-up Population growth in Florida is below projected census expectations and is slowing down overall. Mon, 09 Jul 2018 19:41:29 GMT /2018-07-09/florida-population-growth-slowing-but-puerto-ricans-help-keep-numbers-up Noah Hertz How South Florida Puerto Ricans Stepped Up – And Flew In – To Aid Their Demolished Island /show/latin-america-report/2017-10-24/how-south-florida-puerto-ricans-stepped-up-and-flew-in-to-aid-their-demolished-island By Tim PadgettTOA BAJA – Heavy rains fell last week in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, a town west of San Juan. The sound of the downpour took 68-year-old Carmen… Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:42:25 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2017-10-24/how-south-florida-puerto-ricans-stepped-up-and-flew-in-to-aid-their-demolished-island Tim Padgett