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This chapter references the public discourse and debate surrounding out-migration in Puerto Rico and locates speculation as to the possibilities of oppositional thought and action within this context. Additionally, it reflects briefly on how islanders—in their quotidian activities of packing up and speaking out—are often misinterpreted by onlookers from the mainland.
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The campaign, according to the business association website, is “a movement that highlights our country’s values.” It boasts a membership of upward of a hundred thousand people and entities, including many local celebrities. The website features testimonials from known and “unknown” individuals who highlight the struggles undertaken and the personal goals attained due to hard work, determination, and faith in themselves and in Puerto Rico. For more information, please visit https://www.yonomequitopr.com.
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Some 445,000 people migrated from the island to the USA between 2006 and 2015. This present wave of migration exceeds the “the great migration” of islanders in the mid-twentieth century. Redacción. 2017. “La Migración en Puerto Rico Alcanza Récord Histórico.” Primera Hora, February 5. http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/lamigracionenpuertoricoalcanzarecordhistorico-1204578/.
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Forty-five percent of the island population lives in poverty. Parés Arroyo, Marga. 2015. “El Rostro de la Pobreza.” El Nuevo Día, August 31. http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/elrostrodelapobreza-2092979/.
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Rebollo Gil, G. (2018). The Largest Mall in the Caribbean. In: Writing Puerto Rico. New Caribbean Studies. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92976-7_2
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