PUERTO RICO - The Federal Aid Battle

Why the battle?  Because in Trump World Puerto Ricans are still seen as brown-skin foreigners, when in fact they are United States citizens for 120 years.

"Why federal aid for struggling Puerto Rico remains a political battle" PBS NewsHour 4/2/2019

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SUMMARY:  A wide-ranging disaster relief bill failed in the Senate Monday due to a disagreement about federal aid for Puerto Rico.  Meanwhile, the island territory is struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria's damaging blow a year and a half ago.  Lisa Desjardins reports on the stalled legislation, and John Yang talks to Associated Press reporter Danica Coto about what’s at stake for Puerto Rico's people.