To all the people in this video, I pray that God blesses each and everyone of you. I know what you all have gone through because I personally have delt with my fellow Puerto Ricans who came here where I live to start a new life. What I can say to make things better is to find good people who are willing to be your friends. If you can get to stay with family that's even better, just don't be alone. Get out and have fun and make the best of it. If its possible to go back to Puerto Rico then go back, but if you stay then make the best of it. God bless you all and I hope nothing but the best for all of you.
Sucks to know that my people from Dom Rep are freeloaders in a alien country and DR is called the queen of welfare because 7 or 8 of each 10 are relying on tax payers and scamming the government of that country. It is a shame that makes me feel like covering my face on the street.
To all the young Puerto Ricans! The future of our island is at risk if we don't do something, our island will be complete transformed in a way that will make our ancestors cry. This has happened before to another People's in history. The Best Way To Help Puerto Rico Is To Go Back To Puerto Rico. Even if you weren't born there your still Puerto Rican by blood. We need young people from all walks of life We need Doctors, Farmers, Police, Mechanics, Engineers, Technicians, Teachers, Musicians, Electricians, Builders, Artist, Scientist, Environmentalists and many more Different skills and trades. I know there is a fear that sits in all of our hearts regarding Puerto Rico, but if we lift our hearts above that fear, we will succeed in saving our island and be able to leave a lasting legacy for our descendants.
Its not just on Puerto Rico..... it's something that needs to be abolished or at least redone for the 21st century economy. It hurts OR, Hawaii, Guam, Alaska etc
UPDATE: This has gotten a lot of attention, and I believe I need to make amends. This comment was made more as a comparison to the reaction to both disasters, as well as the death toll involved. I was in no way attempting to trivialize either, but highlight the seriousness of Hurricane Maria. I will admit this wasn't a well thought out comment, and I apologize for the offence it caused some viewers. ---- By the way, more American citizens died in Hurricane Maria and its aftermath than in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Just thought people should know.
2977 people died in a single day..... And you have the gall to compare an intentional attack on innocent people to a natural disaster?!? There is something wrong with people like you....Seriously wrong....
they were both terrible things, and i do believe Trump is belittling the tragedy of Hurricane Maria but i don’t think it’s at all productive to compare tragedies
I left Florida at the beginning of 2017 after a very ugly divorce. I sweared as I was living Florida that there was nothing that would bring me back to Florida again. So I left Florida and arrived in Puerto Rico. I asked the people living in my house to look for another place to rent since I needed the house for myself. As they left, and the same month I moved in... the fucking hurricanes came in and just ripped out my house from the ground... guess what... I am back in Florida once again and unable to move back to my home island. I truly hate hurricanes, I truly do.
@Christopher Fairfield first of all we are not socialist , far from it. Second we are not a country but a Commonwealth of the usa , basically a colony. You don't let us be independent ( you killed a lot of us in our revolution) and you wont let us become a state ( no representation, no say in anything) ...
@Christopher Fairfield Either you don't know how Puerto Rico works or you don't know how Socialism works because Puerto Rico is not socialist. We have the same capitalism as the United States
@Lord Zephyros Shut that shit up, lol! First off the majority who prevents Puerto Rico from becoming a state are just fools being manipulated by their politicians to retain their semblance of independence yet at the same time rely on US resources to prop their corruption. In no way will your government allow Puerto Rico to become independent because they are dependent on the US.
Christopher Fairfield, Puerto Rico is brutally neoliberal. It has one of the highest income inequality levels in Latin America and the world (0.537 GINI index). So puerto rico is pretty much the opposite of socialist, just like the vast majority of countries in Latin America due to US intervention during the cold war.
All the problems were created by the corrupt people in power; who were removed already and Puerto Rico is on the way to recovery. Trump is the one who was trying to help but was being undermined by corruption on their side.
SnopFop Trump has done nothing to the island. María did. He just did what he hat to do. Support the governor after the hurricane and send the necessary help for the island to keep functioning, so they keep getting the annual Federal taxes. Obama would have done worse. Your comments with no base do more harm to the island than Trump who used to visit it all the time to invest in it while you just do nothing but sit behind a computer to talk about what you know nothing about.
Im a rican native and lived here in the US for the past 5 years i miss my island and my family so so much but the government is so corrupt there. Its so sad especially with whats going on as of late i feel like in some strange way their trying to eradicate uS Boricuas. But what they dont kno is we stand strong and unite together and with that we can overcome anything
Independence is literally the only way. USA wouldn't bring it into the union and if they did it wouldn't workout. Plus the "Puerto Rican/Boricuan identity" would cease to exist. Vast majority of Puerto Ricans see themselves as Puerto Ricans/Boricuans 1st, some don't even consider themselves American. The USA doesn't have anything to gain from PR and most Puerto Ricans that do want statehood only want it b/c they think it'll better their situation. Before you say Puerto Rico should become the 51st state, look into the culture and learn about their history.
@@Lando-kx6so if P.R became independent it have no federal funding and become poor lyk Dominican republic only smaller with less pepole and exports.. look at other island nations in the Caribbean. PR is doing better then most..
Your statement speaks volumes. You are boricua, until it comes time for getting the EBT card and automatic citizenship and not having to suffer all the legal exploitation all other latinos have to face here and still go out and form thriving businesses. You low lifes are garbage. Where's your puerto rican revolution now to save you?
well you guys should vote on that. the last thing we americans need is for puerto rico to become a state ,just a bunch of welfare's people ,you never hear any thing good always complaining never moving on and fixing their own country,you guys signed the treaty its your broke ass fault
Y'all speak exceptional English! What tells me you guys are "Bilingual!" COME BACK HOME!!! Theres Jobs here on PR to be filled by people's such as you!!
Julio Rodriguez yes that’s why she said it. The United States of America government failed them and the the 3,000+ American lives during and certainly after.
Its exactly what happened. They manipulated the rebuild to kill and depopulate the lower property prices, so they can snap up property cheap. Historically speaking, this is how all old money Conservatives make their money.
Julio Rodríguez where you there when it happen and the aftermath it was like genocide because I bean threw it ..from yabucoa the eye of Maria came threw
I was born and raised in Orocovis Puerto Rico . I left when I was 19 for better opportunities and jobs! I love Puerto Rico its my heart and home. But the corruption in the government keeps me and many others away.
What does that say nobody cares.. I flew back spent 2 and a 1/2 weeks just clearing my grandmother's property to move her to the mountains to where it will safe...
Less developed countries always pay a high cost in human life when a natural disaster hits. PR does not have its act together, and this is the natural level of the people and institutions in PR. Look at Katrina. This was a ND in a first world country, but the response seemed like a third world country. If we tolerate corruption and incompetence, then when an ND hits, this is what occurs.
the last thing we americans need is for puerto rico to become a state ,just a bunch of welfare's people ,you never hear any thing good always complaining never moving on and fixing their own country,you guys signed the treaty its your broke ass fault
Lucha palante no piense nada negativo el que te diga algo negativo mandalo para el carajo. Lucha por ti mismo cuando salga mejor ayuda para alante. Sobre toco ten mucho faith in yourself .
Ehh...yeah. Otherwise you should not have invade in 1898, destroy an economy with austerity measurements back then, and sell dreams and ideas you never intended to fulfill...is easy to criticize and pad yourself in the back for a job half-ass done when you are the one in power. I only hope you never have to experience loosing everything one morning out of the blue, literally, feeling helpless, and crying for help you know you won't receive cause the hand that feeds you and fuels you, not by choice but by lack of it, don't care a bit.
@Keyboard I totally agree. However, that's does not change the fact that the US after freeing Puerto Rico (or winning it as a war bounty) decided to stay perpetuating colonialism in the island. An island that by 1897 got it's autonomy from Spain by Spanish law making Puerto Rico not a colony of Spain but a Providence with it's own economy and rule of law, economy and law that became obsoleted by American colonialism in the island; the US basically reset the whole socio-political-economical system which is the main reason Puerto Rico is what it is and how it is right now.
The reason FEMA help was a failure is because a lot of people could not prove they owned their homes. Without ownership documents people are also in danger of people taking their property if they leave for the States. The struggle to rebuild will soon be met by private rich land developers trying to turn the Island into one huge resort or playgroung for the wealthy. Common people wont be able to afford a visit unless to find work in a service position. They're just waiting for everyone to leave and abandon the Island. When the Island is abandoned it can be taken over. Then it will be rebuilt, but into what?
Well I completely understand if they want to go back. They never wanted to leave. Under very hard circumstances they had to leave. I can't imagine the homesickness. I met some nice Puerto Ricans and i never knew it was like this. It's going to feel different if they decide to go back or those who grew up in new york (cause i'm in new york).
Hurricane Maria forced them to leave Puerto Rico and not their inept governance which they elected? It's really a pity that no one faces up to their responsibilities to do the job they get paid for. Lots of money in their retirement funds though.
Yeah! I don't get it either... I live in Puerto Rico and our population is still over 3.3 million. Deaths were cause mostly by the lack of power and hospital services. Many hospitals were not prepared and couldn't attend the amount of people that needed medical assistance. We were without communications for almost 2 days. Our Governor had to go to the towns on helicopter. He gave satellite phones to the mayors which had no other means of communication. We were all "Hurricane Shocked" for a week before we really started recuperating, but genocide???
Por un lado, lo que sucede es que Estados Unidos casi no pudo ayudar. Por años y de generación en generación se ha pasado la idea de que en caso de crisis Estados Unidos nos salvaría. Pero no pudo. Por otro lado los boricuas no se sienten americanos, pueden intentar o lograr integrarse pero ser boricua es otro idioma, otra mentalidad. Para mi Puerto Rico es uno de los lugares más bellos del mundo y estoy sumamente agradecido de haber nacido y crecido allá. Pero ahora vivo en Haifa, Israel pues como parte de mi familia es judía pude mudarme aquí. Israel es muy significativo, como país, es la tierra de parte de mis ancestros y estoy aprendiendo hebreo todos los días. De hecho, me gusta. Pero no dejo de preocuparme por Puerto Rico.
You do know the same fucking hurricane did massive damage in America right?...Do you expect them to jump straight over to you and ignore their own shit ?
The only way for PR to fix up is independence. It'll be rough at first but the only way for the country to progress is to have control of it's own destiny and choose the right people to govern them.
No way. They barely survived the hurricane with the help of the federal government. The island is also greatly in debt. Independence is bad for the island.
The US government didn't do much. If they were on their own they could've gotten more aid from other countries. Because PR is owned by the US they can't do any international trade or anything without the approval of the USA. If they were on their own it would be rough at first but with good governance things would work out. Puerto Rico is wayyyy to dependent on a country they doesn't give a f*** about them, they barely have an agricultural program every little thing is imported from usa. Independence doesn't look good for the short term but it's ultimately the only way.
@@Lando-kx6so Puerto Rico is too poor to be an independent nation. It can't even pay it's current liabilities, while also benefiting from federal services like Medicare, Medicade, and Social Security. The quality of life would be awful.
This independence idea is novel and romantic but ridiculous. For a country/independent entity to be successful, It needs industry. PR has NO industry of its own. WIth in two years of independence PR would collapse into a state of Haiti. FarrinBwoy, get an education and learn. You will see how crazy that idea is.
@@GlobalGaming101 PR residents pay FICA taxes so they pay the Medicare and SS they receive. Actually Medicare that PR receive was capped. So specifically in Medicare, they receive less than if they were a state even though they pay like everyone else.
One of the biggest dilema Island ricans have , is this huge trend of speaking Spanglish , and English in the island to make themselves different from the norm ..Ricans complaint too damn much …!! But the main issue is that Mnay are born and raised in the island and are not American Puerto Ricans .. As Young man back in my 10 years old I was living in Kentucky back 1981 … Fast forward to my late 1989 I left cause I n my heart I never felt Puerto Rican it’s like I had spiritual identity with things of the U.S .. I tried many times to live the island and I was right …. The huge problems of life styles i came across was huge , I was bullied , critized and more by family and locals .. The irony is that when you know your a positive person , and you leave your family to make name for yourself and come back to the island locals there hate you for it and really are thieves to steal that identity and want to copy it … In 2006 towards 2010 the amount of locals that left for better jobs to Florida were also lead by many as trend … Many Puerto Ricans who leave are not and will have never have that American spirit .. Question is if you know you have something good , WHY THE F$&@ , do you follow others to country that you don’t spiritually connect to …??? Think about it ?? Many should start leaving to Spain or Just unite and fight where you live …!!!
I am counting on the boricuas in Florida to vote in 2020 for the Democratic nominee. What happened in the island after Maria was in part by this administration’s lack of help. It is unacceptable and since the executive power so far has been proven to be almighty, the only way to defeat this atrocity of administration is on the polls! Vote in 2020!!
@@dmh4150 Yes, you have a point, but at least they have told people in their faces that what happened there was not a real tragedy. And yes, not much will happen weather is republican or democrats in power. But at least don't hit them when they are down. That is the point I want to make.
@@mariaj9883 Most Republican support want to Release PuertoRico.. From what I saw. Right now The Island is Riddled w Democrats. Obama's Democrats... And the Leftist leaving LA are talking n moving to PR. Including Big Tech n crypto Inverstors. Let's not forget Airbnb. All from the Left. I've been in Los Angeles longer than I care to admit. But this is TRUE. They will turn into what they left behind. Given the chance. You don't want that there. Also the Homelessness is due to the policies they voted for and IMPLEMENTED. So now they are Evacuating. I just left... Trust me. Puerto Rico does not need any off it. As for my People. Not all are aware at How Royally they are about to get Fd over. Hopefully they never see for themselves. Democrats have not been clear... They ARE about to lose it all. And don't know the full effect yet.
@@mariaj9883 If I'm BLATANT. Please excuse me. I've seen for myself. How one Second they scream injustice. And the next people are Literally DISPLACED and Rights Ripped away. Including their Homes. I'm trying to wake them up... The very PARTY Even I once vote for flipped Before our Eyes... Many are Running n looking for a Better PLACE. Better policies for the PEOPLE. But what PUERTO RICO is facing is Gentrification and CORRUPTION that will not relent. Unless they Fight Back.. You should see the Bay area. It's Gutted.. Democrats will PUSH everyone they can out of the Island. And do with it whatever they like. Fight like Hell
Some young Puerto Rican hipsters complaining about first world problems, add smooth background music, include just a tiny bit of political bias, and finally add that bit at the end "I guess now I have a say in who's our president maybe..."
xxwww Puerto Rico ain’t a state so it has no voting rights, she’s pointing out the irony of her gaining full rights after leaving her home island even though she and everyone on Puerto Rico are literally Americans
At least in the town that I live in PR its all back to normal most of the island is back to normal alot of people left but alot! came back so idk why these people talk as if PR was as bad as Venezuela even in the days after maria there was always food not once did I go a day with out eating well thats just my experience.
Meanwhile the Carolinas are underwater and you're virtue signaling about a territory? Plenty of islands were destroyed (and some of your territories as well) can't worry about that when a large portion of the actual east coast is worse off.
Sound unbelievable but is true , looks like you dont have an idea how many racist and ignorant people are out there. In some polls after the hurricane about 49% of americans dont know Puerto Rico is part of the US and americans citizens.
@@wallraven55 why does it matter if the ignorant and racist are different when the guys statements is "racist and ignorant people"? Why point that out? Are you implying that you can't be both? Or is there another reason to mention that they're different?
@New York its in the territory of america but its not a state nor do they pay taxes to america. Self ruled and autonomus. Only thing america gains by having PR in its territory is keeping enemies away from the american coast. Only reason its in america is because it belonged to an enemy of america and we defeated them. The blue passport that the people of PR get, people from other countries would kill for. Living on an island is a luxury that comes at a cost. Its not America's fault that the risk of island life is realised by PR.
@@joshuadwillard LOL You got to be pretty stupid to think Location matters nowadays. The US gave PRicans citizenship in order to make them go to War for the US. That's all. Way more simple than you think.
Love to see what Spain would do in the same circumstance.....Get hit by 2 massive hurricanes then have to go help out a dysfunctional Island run by corrupt politicians lol
oscar orozco orejel It is actually the local government to fix things....not the federal government. All I see are young able bodied adults running. They should help the older people that can’t leave.
As a survivor of Katrina back in 05 all I can say is suck it up. Move on be strong. I got nothing and lost everything. Keep ur head up. Google pics of Biloxi, MS after the hurricane. It was gone. I had an apartment on the beach and a girlfriend who was 7 months pregnant. Be weak and fail, man up and succeed.
This isn’t just about the Hurricane it’s about the fact that America’s government did nothing to help us what so ever. We went weeks without food and months without clean water and almost a whole year without power! It’s about America not caring for its own citizens! We where left to die and move from the only place we know and love. We had to move to a whole new country that we never been too because the American Government left us to die literally. We had to build our own houses because FEMA was never there!!!!! We can’t move on and we probably never will because this ruined so much
@@dannyy3438 well I certainly understand where ur coming from, by way of experience. My statement was not to undermine yalls situation. It is to move on. Me as an atheist I feel weird saying this but you should count your blessing and push forward. Also if was not just the US government but also the Puerto Rican government as well. Life is tough and at time much like these can seem cruel and that's cause it is. Be strong and move forward. We had the national guard tell us there was nothing they could do when I girl was going in to labor. FEMA did nothing nor did the red cross. Life sucks this much is true.
Its exactly what happened. They manipulated the rebuild to kill and depopulate the lower property prices, so they can snap up property cheap. Historically speaking, this is how all old money Conservatives make their money.
@@djkobafemi no Puerto rico has its own government and it's a commonwealth of the usa which means federal money we give them and the local government is responsible for spending it..
They aren't white as Europeans, more light skin they still have alot of Taino (natives of the Caribbean) and Spaniard mix race in them I also have alot of african/Spaniard mix in me
To all the people in this video, I pray that God blesses each and everyone of you. I know what you all have gone through because I personally have delt with my fellow Puerto Ricans who came here where I live to start a new life. What I can say to make things better is to find good people who are willing to be your friends. If you can get to stay with family that's even better, just don't be alone. Get out and have fun and make the best of it. If its possible to go back to Puerto Rico then go back, but if you stay then make the best of it. God bless you all and I hope nothing but the best for all of you.
Sucks to live in a place you can't vote in.
We can if we live in the states...
Sucks to know that my people from Dom Rep are freeloaders in a alien country and DR is called the queen of welfare because 7 or 8 of each 10 are relying on tax payers and scamming the government of that country. It is a shame that makes me feel like covering my face on the street.
I'm here to see the "Why don't they just go back to Mexico?!!!" comments.
Go back to Spain
To all the young Puerto Ricans! The future of our island is at risk if we don't do something, our island will be complete transformed in a way that will make our ancestors cry. This has happened before to another People's in history. The Best Way To Help Puerto Rico Is To Go Back To Puerto Rico. Even if you weren't born there your still Puerto Rican by blood.
We need young people from all walks of life
We need Doctors, Farmers, Police, Mechanics, Engineers, Technicians, Teachers, Musicians, Electricians, Builders, Artist, Scientist, Environmentalists and many more Different skills and trades. I know there is a fear that sits in all of our hearts regarding Puerto Rico, but if we lift our hearts above that fear, we will succeed in saving our island and be able to leave a lasting legacy for our descendants.
This is so true
First thing first. Take away the Jones act. That's been put on Puerto rico
EXACTLY
Its not just on Puerto Rico..... it's something that needs to be abolished or at least redone for the 21st century economy. It hurts OR, Hawaii, Guam, Alaska etc
UPDATE:
This has gotten a lot of attention, and I believe I need to make amends.
This comment was made more as a comparison to the reaction to both disasters, as well as the death toll involved. I was in no way attempting to trivialize either, but highlight the seriousness of Hurricane Maria.
I will admit this wasn't a well thought out comment, and I apologize for the offence it caused some viewers. ----
By the way, more American citizens died in Hurricane Maria and its aftermath than in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Just thought people should know.
But there is no oil in hurricanes so American wont do anything
Hurricanes can't melt steel beams so it must be a conspiracy.
dude....duck off
2977 people died in a single day..... And you have the gall to compare an intentional attack on innocent people to a natural disaster?!? There is something wrong with people like you....Seriously wrong....
they were both terrible things, and i do believe Trump is belittling the tragedy of Hurricane Maria but i don’t think it’s at all productive to compare tragedies
I left Florida at the beginning of 2017 after a very ugly divorce. I sweared as I was living Florida that there was nothing that would bring me back to Florida again. So I left Florida and arrived in Puerto Rico. I asked the people living in my house to look for another place to rent since I needed the house for myself. As they left, and the same month I moved in... the fucking hurricanes came in and just ripped out my house from the ground... guess what... I am back in Florida once again and unable to move back to my home island. I truly hate hurricanes, I truly do.
The only bad thing in Puerto Rico is the government, everything else it’s just beauty!!
@Christopher Fairfield first of all we are not socialist , far from it. Second we are not a country but a Commonwealth of the usa , basically a colony. You don't let us be independent ( you killed a lot of us in our revolution) and you wont let us become a state ( no representation, no say in anything) ...
@Christopher Fairfield Either you don't know how Puerto Rico works or you don't know how Socialism works because Puerto Rico is not socialist. We have the same capitalism as the United States
@Lord Zephyros Shut that shit up, lol! First off the majority who prevents Puerto Rico from becoming a state are just fools being manipulated by their politicians to retain their semblance of independence yet at the same time rely on US resources to prop their corruption. In no way will your government allow Puerto Rico to become independent because they are dependent on the US.
Christopher Fairfield
You just show your ignorance about Puerto Rico as most americans with similar comments.
Christopher Fairfield, Puerto Rico is brutally neoliberal. It has one of the highest income inequality levels in Latin America and the world (0.537 GINI index). So puerto rico is pretty much the opposite of socialist, just like the vast majority of countries in Latin America due to US intervention during the cold war.
When will you get rid of the orange clown ? This has to end! He is ruining thousands of peoples lives!
SnopFop - TheSkogemann - Your government is your problem, not Trump.
All the problems were created by the corrupt people in power; who were removed already and Puerto Rico is on the way to recovery. Trump is the one who was trying to help but was being undermined by corruption on their side.
The danish government has nothing to do with this - they laugh at Trump!
@@Zazuban "Recovery" good meme. Bankrupt, in ruins with a curropt government. Sure thing zazuban.
SnopFop Trump has done nothing to the island. María did. He just did what he hat to do. Support the governor after the hurricane and send the necessary help for the island to keep functioning, so they keep getting the annual Federal taxes. Obama would have done worse. Your comments with no base do more harm to the island than Trump who used to visit it all the time to invest in it while you just do nothing but sit behind a computer to talk about what you know nothing about.
This is so necessary! Thank you!
If the place you live has not gone through a hurricane, keep your comments. If you have not lived in Puerto Rico at least 5 years, keep them too.
Jerry López. Facts
colonization / capitalism / imperialism / fascism / racism / patriarchy / misogyny / classism and on and on. smash trump and his minions.
Just because you can spout buzzwords doesn't mean you have a fucking clue what you are talking about.
Tami C you sound like an idiot!
Tami C you have no idea what you’re talking about. You sound moronic!
Who ever was in charge of distribution on the Island is to blame there is aerial photos and videos of millions in wasted supplies
Im a rican native and lived here in the US for the past 5 years i miss my island and my family so so much but the government is so corrupt there. Its so sad especially with whats going on as of late i feel like in some strange way their trying to eradicate uS Boricuas. But what they dont kno is we stand strong and unite together and with that we can overcome anything
God bless Puerto Rico!
Make Puerto Rico a State -again- For Once!
Dracomet Hurrah for the union.
Independence is literally the only way. USA wouldn't bring it into the union and if they did it wouldn't workout. Plus the "Puerto Rican/Boricuan identity" would cease to exist. Vast majority of Puerto Ricans see themselves as Puerto Ricans/Boricuans 1st, some don't even consider themselves American. The USA doesn't have anything to gain from PR and most Puerto Ricans that do want statehood only want it b/c they think it'll better their situation. Before you say Puerto Rico should become the 51st state, look into the culture and learn about their history.
Dracomet
Better make us a free and sovereign nation , the republic of Puerto Rico.
STATEHOOD IS LIKE ASKING FOR EMPLOYMENT AT THE TITANIC FOOL
@@Lando-kx6so if P.R became independent it have no federal funding and become poor lyk Dominican republic only smaller with less pepole and exports.. look at other island nations in the Caribbean. PR is doing better then most..
DC and PR need to be the 51st and 52nd State of America
I am not American I am boricua. I want to vote for the president and for members of Congress of the republic of boriquen.
Your statement speaks volumes. You are boricua, until it comes time for getting the EBT card and automatic citizenship and not having to suffer all the legal exploitation all other latinos have to face here and still go out and form thriving businesses. You low lifes are garbage. Where's your puerto rican revolution now to save you?
Really? You want to vote for the president but you say you are not American. SMH
He said he want to vote for the president of the republic of Puerto Rico not the USA.
@@guajon1 Yea but we don't have a president in PR, we just have a governor. Also PR is a commonwealth not a republic.
well you guys should vote on that. the last thing we americans need is for puerto rico to become a state ,just a bunch of welfare's people ,you never hear any thing good always complaining never moving on and fixing their own country,you guys signed the treaty its your broke ass fault
Y'all speak exceptional English! What tells me you guys are "Bilingual!" COME BACK HOME!!! Theres Jobs here on PR to be filled by people's such as you!!
"genocide"holy shit do she even know what she is saying
Julio Rodriguez yes that’s why she said it. The United States of America government failed them and the the 3,000+ American lives during and certainly after.
Its exactly what happened. They manipulated the rebuild to kill and depopulate the lower property prices, so they can snap up property cheap.
Historically speaking, this is how all old money Conservatives make their money.
Romario Hylton
Corruption from the liberal Mayer is what happened. Open your eyes already and do some research.
TO TAKE OVER THE REAL ESTATE. ACT 20/22
Julio Rodríguez where you there when it happen and the aftermath it was like genocide because I bean threw it ..from yabucoa the eye of Maria came threw
I was born and raised in Orocovis Puerto Rico . I left when I was 19 for better opportunities and jobs! I love Puerto Rico its my heart and home. But the corruption in the government keeps me and many others away.
Genocide really? Wow a lot of people do not seem to understand what the term genocide means.
What does that say nobody cares.. I flew back spent 2 and a 1/2 weeks just clearing my grandmother's property to move her to the mountains to where it will safe...
does she know what genocide is? I believe the other one about the beers
Less developed countries always pay a high cost in human life when a natural disaster hits. PR does not have its act together, and this is the natural level of the people and institutions in PR. Look at Katrina. This was a ND in a first world country, but the response seemed like a third world country. If we tolerate corruption and incompetence, then when an ND hits, this is what occurs.
HAARP
I don't think she knows what genocide means
The abandonment of puerto rico will go down in history as yet another great shame of the U.S.
Puerto Rico deserve full statehood.
the last thing we americans need is for puerto rico to become a state ,just a bunch of welfare's people ,you never hear any thing good always complaining never moving on and fixing their own country,you guys signed the treaty its your broke ass fault
Talk about the corrupt pr government
Maybe if the Puerto Rico govt wasn't so corrupt the place wouldn't be such a mess
Yeah fucking corrupt government letting hurricanes just come in like it's there home
@@brolygvc the place was a mess long before the hurricane
The Teamsters went on strike just after the hurricane closing the ports you really don't hear anything about that in the media
Teresa RandomT - I would love to "let you free". Where do I sign
Teresa RandomT - When did you vote to be independent? You only voted for statehood during the Obama years and Obama didn't give a shit either.
Lucha palante no piense nada negativo el que te diga algo negativo mandalo para el carajo. Lucha por ti mismo cuando salga mejor ayuda para alante. Sobre toco ten mucho faith in yourself .
The bright side is that they get to experience NY but like the girl from the wizard of Oz said, "theirs no place like home"
What a shame when I was in Puerto Rico I realized that Puerto Rico had some really sweet people & so attractive I didn't want to leave.
Confederation of the antilles!! We need to make the the United States of the antilles!!
Hell no, Puerto Rico would be fine by itself.
that already happened with the West Indies Federation and didn't work out
whos the girl that lives in Brooklyn? I would like to be her friend :)
"Dear big government, we demand your help because our own little government colossally failed us."
Ehh...yeah. Otherwise you should not have invade in 1898, destroy an economy with austerity measurements back then, and sell dreams and ideas you never intended to fulfill...is easy to criticize and pad yourself in the back for a job half-ass done when you are the one in power. I only hope you never have to experience loosing everything one morning out of the blue, literally, feeling helpless, and crying for help you know you won't receive cause the hand that feeds you and fuels you, not by choice but by lack of it, don't care a bit.
@Keyboard I totally agree. However, that's does not change the fact that the US after freeing Puerto Rico (or winning it as a war bounty) decided to stay perpetuating colonialism in the island. An island that by 1897 got it's autonomy from Spain by Spanish law making Puerto Rico not a colony of Spain but a Providence with it's own economy and rule of law, economy and law that became obsoleted by American colonialism in the island; the US basically reset the whole socio-political-economical system which is the main reason Puerto Rico is what it is and how it is right now.
THE COLOSSALY BIG WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT IS THE ONE BEHIND THIS. HOW CAN YOU EXPECT THE FROG TO HELP TO DRAIN THE SWAMP, FOOL
Charleston South Carolina would be a better hot spot destination for Puerto Ricans then New York or Florida
The reason FEMA help was a failure is because a lot of people could not prove they owned their homes. Without ownership documents people are also in danger of people taking their property if they leave for the States. The struggle to rebuild will soon be met by private rich land developers trying to turn the Island into one huge resort or playgroung for the wealthy. Common people wont be able to afford a visit unless to find work in a service position. They're just waiting for everyone to leave and abandon the Island. When the Island is abandoned it can be taken over. Then it will be rebuilt, but into what?
Well I completely understand if they want to go back. They never wanted to leave. Under very hard circumstances they had to leave. I can't imagine the homesickness. I met some nice Puerto Ricans and i never knew it was like this. It's going to feel different if they decide to go back or those who grew up in new york (cause i'm in new york).
Hurricane Maria forced them to leave Puerto Rico and not their inept governance which they elected? It's really a pity that no one faces up to their responsibilities to do the job they get paid for. Lots of money in their retirement funds though.
You get to Vote now ~ all those from PR
I felt very sad for this people.
Why all in the vídeo went to NY and Florida?
New York that must be why NYC is tryna gentrify black n spanish areas in the Bronx, Harlem, and Brooklyn
Cuz that's where it's at. Ain't nobody wanna live in Philly, but you, dawg. LOL
Did she really equate what happened to them as genocide?
Yes, these low iq people literally don't understand the meaning of the words they use.
Pathetic
Yeah! I don't get it either... I live in Puerto Rico and our population is still over 3.3 million. Deaths were cause mostly by the lack of power and hospital services. Many hospitals were not prepared and couldn't attend the amount of people that needed medical assistance. We were without communications for almost 2 days. Our Governor had to go to the towns on helicopter. He gave satellite phones to the mayors which had no other means of communication. We were all "Hurricane Shocked" for a week before we really started recuperating, but genocide???
Andres Navejas - Never underestimate the power of victimhood.
I think she referenced the atrocities that occur during a genocide. Not intentional genocide.
Por un lado, lo que sucede es que Estados Unidos casi no pudo ayudar. Por años y de generación en generación se ha pasado la idea de que en caso de crisis Estados Unidos nos salvaría. Pero no pudo. Por otro lado los boricuas no se sienten americanos, pueden intentar o lograr integrarse pero ser boricua es otro idioma, otra mentalidad. Para mi Puerto Rico es uno de los lugares más bellos del mundo y estoy sumamente agradecido de haber nacido y crecido allá. Pero ahora vivo en Haifa, Israel pues como parte de mi familia es judía pude mudarme aquí. Israel es muy significativo, como país, es la tierra de parte de mis ancestros y estoy aprendiendo hebreo todos los días. De hecho, me gusta. Pero no dejo de preocuparme por Puerto Rico.
This is practically ruined because of the man who says "shikshesh."
man i was in Puerto Rico wen hurricane hugo hit and we aint get no help!! I dont remember we did!!!??
You do know the same fucking hurricane did massive damage in America right?...Do you expect them to jump straight over to you and ignore their own shit ?
Alot of tears alot of beers
Im joining the military because of this.... Hope my life gets better
Lord Zephyros........don't believe the hype......learn a trade, you'll be better off.....
Don't waste your life on that. You will just suffer while protecting the interests of the people on the top
I served out of highschool in the Army just to get money for college and learn things on my own...I tell all young people DON'T GO TO THE MILITARY
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. YOU WILL NEED IT. FRUSTRATION IS GUARANTEED BUT NOT IN THE CONTRACT
The only way for PR to fix up is independence. It'll be rough at first but the only way for the country to progress is to have control of it's own destiny and choose the right people to govern them.
No way. They barely survived the hurricane with the help of the federal government. The island is also greatly in debt. Independence is bad for the island.
The US government didn't do much. If they were on their own they could've gotten more aid from other countries. Because PR is owned by the US they can't do any international trade or anything without the approval of the USA. If they were on their own it would be rough at first but with good governance things would work out. Puerto Rico is wayyyy to dependent on a country they doesn't give a f*** about them, they barely have an agricultural program every little thing is imported from usa. Independence doesn't look good for the short term but it's ultimately the only way.
@@Lando-kx6so Puerto Rico is too poor to be an independent nation. It can't even pay it's current liabilities, while also benefiting from federal services like Medicare, Medicade, and Social Security. The quality of life would be awful.
This independence idea is novel and romantic but ridiculous. For a country/independent entity to be successful, It needs industry. PR has NO industry of its own. WIth in two years of independence PR would collapse into a state of Haiti. FarrinBwoy, get an education and learn. You will see how crazy that idea is.
@@GlobalGaming101 PR residents pay FICA taxes so they pay the Medicare and SS they receive. Actually Medicare that PR receive was capped. So specifically in Medicare, they receive less than if they were a state even though they pay like everyone else.
Talk about the corrupt PR gov't.
One of the biggest dilema Island ricans have , is this huge trend of speaking Spanglish , and English in the island to make themselves different from the norm ..Ricans complaint too damn much …!! But the main issue is that Mnay are born and raised in the island and are not American Puerto Ricans .. As Young man back in my 10 years old I was living in Kentucky back 1981 … Fast forward to my late 1989 I left cause I n my heart I never felt Puerto Rican it’s like I had spiritual identity with things of the U.S .. I tried many times to live the island and I was right …. The huge problems of life styles i came across was huge , I was bullied , critized and more by family and locals .. The irony is that when you know your a positive person , and you leave your family to make name for yourself and come back to the island locals there hate you for it and really are thieves to steal that identity and want to copy it … In 2006 towards 2010 the amount of locals that left for better jobs to Florida were also lead by many as trend … Many Puerto Ricans who leave are not and will have never have that American spirit .. Question is if you know you have something good , WHY THE F$&@ , do you follow others to country that you don’t spiritually connect to …??? Think about it ?? Many should start leaving to Spain or Just unite and fight where you live …!!!
does she even know what genocide is?
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My titi had to come to Connecticut because her house was destroyed
Vice should have beeped at 1:07
i love the video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sorry but of PR was bad before the disaster, it will never return to that it will be worse.
Thanks Vice, well done. Our ppl continue to struggle but won't give up.
I am counting on the boricuas in Florida to vote in 2020 for the Democratic nominee. What happened in the island after Maria was in part by this administration’s lack of help. It is unacceptable and since the executive power so far has been proven to be almighty, the only way to defeat this atrocity of administration is on the polls! Vote in 2020!!
Your Trusting the Very PARTY THAT is currently Gentrifying Puerto Rico....DEMOCRATS TALK A GOOD TALK. BUT NEVER DELIVER.
@@dmh4150 Yes, you have a point, but at least they have told people in their faces that what happened there was not a real tragedy. And yes, not much will happen weather is republican or democrats in power. But at least don't hit them when they are down. That is the point I want to make.
@@mariaj9883 Most Republican support want to Release PuertoRico.. From what I saw. Right now The Island is Riddled w Democrats. Obama's Democrats... And the Leftist leaving LA are talking n moving to PR. Including Big Tech n crypto Inverstors. Let's not forget Airbnb. All from the Left. I've been in Los Angeles longer than I care to admit. But this is TRUE. They will turn into what they left behind. Given the chance. You don't want that there. Also the Homelessness is due to the policies they voted for and IMPLEMENTED. So now they are Evacuating. I just left... Trust me. Puerto Rico does not need any off it. As for my People. Not all are aware at How Royally they are about to get Fd over. Hopefully they never see for themselves. Democrats have not been clear... They ARE about to lose it all. And don't know the full effect yet.
@@mariaj9883 If I'm BLATANT. Please excuse me. I've seen for myself. How one Second they scream injustice. And the next people are Literally DISPLACED and Rights Ripped away. Including their Homes. I'm trying to wake them up... The very PARTY Even I once vote for flipped Before our Eyes... Many are Running n looking for a Better PLACE. Better policies for the PEOPLE. But what PUERTO RICO is facing is Gentrification and CORRUPTION that will not relent. Unless they Fight Back.. You should see the Bay area. It's Gutted.. Democrats will PUSH everyone they can out of the Island. And do with it whatever they like. Fight like Hell
Democrats and Republicans are 2 wings of the same bird... None will really help Puerto Rico...
Tell Stephanie she can come room with me 😍
Rinqo25 gross. No gracias.
@@stephaniediaz4134 well at least I got a response. I still wish you luck
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Some young Puerto Rican hipsters complaining about first world problems, add smooth background music, include just a tiny bit of political bias, and finally add that bit at the end "I guess now I have a say in who's our president maybe..."
After going through a hurricane, they may be biased and extra hipster but they certainly went through something terrible
xxwww Puerto Rico ain’t a state so it has no voting rights, she’s pointing out the irony of her gaining full rights after leaving her home island even though she and everyone on Puerto Rico are literally Americans
I'm born in NYC of puerto rican decent these guys look well off white Puerto ricans..
@@michaelchristopher2003 You mean light skinned Puerto Ricans.
Ok so light skinned Spanish Speaking Puerto Rican educated hipsters do exist. So????? Do you know ANYTHING about Puerto Rico?
At least in the town that I live in PR its all back to normal most of the island is back to normal alot of people left but alot! came back so idk why these people talk as if PR was as bad as Venezuela even in the days after maria there was always food not once did I go a day with out eating well thats just my experience.
Meanwhile the Carolinas are underwater and you're virtue signaling about a territory? Plenty of islands were destroyed (and some of your territories as well) can't worry about that when a large portion of the actual east coast is worse off.
Vote!!! Por favor ya q están allá... make the best out of all this...Ok 💗
why are none of these people darker Puerto Ricans?
Keyboard 75% of Puerto Rico is not ‘white’ in the American sense. Most Puerto Rican’s are mixed by American standards and many are darker
It may be because the darker ones don't have the financial means to leave...just a guess. I could be wrong.
my uncle died in that storm!!
I'm so sorry 😢 Que Dios lo bendiga ❤️❣️
They are born citizens people from guam are not relax
I wonder how they're going to blame Trump for this one
They didn't?
Some of the things these people say sound unbelievable. Like you cant get a job with a Spanish accent or that someone told her to not have a child.
Sound unbelievable but is true , looks like you dont have an idea how many racist and ignorant people are out there. In some polls after the hurricane about 49% of americans dont know Puerto Rico is part of the US and americans citizens.
guajon1 ignorance and racism are very different. My point was i doubt that such blatant racism took place.
Being ignorant makes you more likely to be a racist.
Edvin Alvarado and being poor makes you more likely to commit crime. Still completely different.
@@wallraven55 why does it matter if the ignorant and racist are different when the guys statements is "racist and ignorant people"? Why point that out? Are you implying that you can't be both? Or is there another reason to mention that they're different?
I wounder if they are greatful they can come to america
@New York its in the territory of america but its not a state nor do they pay taxes to america. Self ruled and autonomus. Only thing america gains by having PR in its territory is keeping enemies away from the american coast. Only reason its in america is because it belonged to an enemy of america and we defeated them. The blue passport that the people of PR get, people from other countries would kill for. Living on an island is a luxury that comes at a cost. Its not America's fault that the risk of island life is realised by PR.
@@joshuadwillard LOL You got to be pretty stupid to think Location matters nowadays. The US gave PRicans citizenship in order to make them go to War for the US. That's all. Way more simple than you think.
I need a gf who as loyal as a browns fan
puerto rico reunification with spain!!!
Love to see what Spain would do in the same circumstance.....Get hit by 2 massive hurricanes then have to go help out a dysfunctional Island run by corrupt politicians lol
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Genocide? Really?! Come on Vice. W.T.F!
Genocide what a joke vice sucks
@@michaelchristopher2003 The US has a LOOOONG Genocide History. Google is your friend.
Maybe you should have stayed and help with the clean up.
Maybe it was just too much to handle
Their U.S citizens.
Sugar Pop gods I wish you to have the capability to see the irony of demanding the victims to fix the problem rather then their actual government
Publius Maximus Manlius They’re ....they are not their
oscar orozco orejel It is actually the local government to fix things....not the federal government.
All I see are young able bodied adults running. They should help the older people that can’t leave.
You have to go back.
As a survivor of Katrina back in 05 all I can say is suck it up. Move on be strong. I got nothing and lost everything. Keep ur head up. Google pics of Biloxi, MS after the hurricane. It was gone. I had an apartment on the beach and a girlfriend who was 7 months pregnant. Be weak and fail, man up and succeed.
This isn’t just about the Hurricane it’s about the fact that America’s government did nothing to help us what so ever. We went weeks without food and months without clean water and almost a whole year without power! It’s about America not caring for its own citizens! We where left to die and move from the only place we know and love. We had to move to a whole new country that we never been too because the American Government left us to die literally. We had to build our own houses because FEMA was never there!!!!!
We can’t move on and we probably never will because this ruined so much
@@dannyy3438 well I certainly understand where ur coming from, by way of experience. My statement was not to undermine yalls situation. It is to move on. Me as an atheist I feel weird saying this but you should count your blessing and push forward. Also if was not just the US government but also the Puerto Rican government as well. Life is tough and at time much like these can seem cruel and that's cause it is. Be strong and move forward. We had the national guard tell us there was nothing they could do when I girl was going in to labor. FEMA did nothing nor did the red cross. Life sucks this much is true.
itzsykez What he said. Puerto Rico’s government is America’s government. Y’all need to understand Puerto Rico is part of the USA!
Its exactly what happened. They manipulated the rebuild to kill and depopulate the lower property prices, so they can snap up property cheap.
Historically speaking, this is how all old money Conservatives make their money.
@@djkobafemi no Puerto rico has its own government and it's a commonwealth of the usa which means federal money we give them and the local government is responsible for spending it..
Oh, please. The feigned exasperation. Whatever.
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Make some Mofongo and you be fine. Or go back and work on the coffe farms.
I thought PR was majority mixed / coloured - it looks more like a white albino nation.
They aren't white as Europeans, more light skin they still have alot of Taino (natives of the Caribbean) and Spaniard mix race in them
I also have alot of african/Spaniard mix in me
Having a mixed population implies that there are white people too, genius.
Thanks Obama
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Trump gave them supplies. Local government failed
El try living there while it happend. The US military was in charge of handeling the supplies sweety. I went throught it. It was goverment too
He gave us paper towels
They know they don't wanna be in porter Rico
Too late for the wall Trump
these are new ricans..not real Puerto Ricans..damn vice you got it all wrong..vice just needed a story.
Da hell are you talking about? Dumbass.