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True or no: 226,000 Puerto Ricans have moved to Florida. (Original Post) Kingofalldems Dec 2017 OP
Moved is not the same as settled down... brooklynite Dec 2017 #1
Will Rick Scott try to keep them from voting? lpbk2713 Dec 2017 #2
He doesn't have a choice in the matter FBaggins Dec 2017 #4
He very much has a "choice": voter suppression by gerrymandering, lies, misdirection, deception... Hekate Dec 2017 #5
That's about five years worth of migration FBaggins Dec 2017 #3
Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria struggle4progress Dec 2017 #6
And that does not sound temporary. Kingofalldems Dec 2017 #7
According to CBS Miami, 215,000 Puerto Ricans have moved to Florida Farmer-Rick Dec 2017 #8
No problem. I think it's a reality. Kingofalldems Dec 2017 #9
No idea how many, but I can tell you it is a lot. HopeAgain Dec 2017 #10
I suspect a lot will stay marylandblue Dec 2017 #11

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
5. He very much has a "choice": voter suppression by gerrymandering, lies, misdirection, deception...
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 08:45 PM
Dec 2017

...generalized terrorism. The same tactics used on all POC since Jim Crow days. It's going to be an uphill battle for Dems in Florida.

struggle4progress

(118,293 posts)
6. Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 08:49 PM
Dec 2017

CBS NEWS
December 5, 2017, 7:48 AM

In the three months since Hurricane Maria, hundreds of thousands of people living in Puerto Rico left for the U.S. mainland. More than 215,000 arrived in Florida since October 3, when the state began counting. One study estimates more than 470,000 people will leave Puerto Rico over two years ...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-ricans-relocate-to-florida-face-difficult-transition/

Farmer-Rick

(10,183 posts)
8. According to CBS Miami, 215,000 Puerto Ricans have moved to Florida
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 08:54 PM
Dec 2017

And a total of over 400,000 are expected to migrate to the US in the next 4 years.

So, your number looks pretty accurate. I would include a link but I can't on this tablet. Well I could if I wanted to spend half an hour doing it.

I see Struggle has a link upstream.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
10. No idea how many, but I can tell you it is a lot.
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 08:58 PM
Dec 2017

South Florida is more crowded. Most are staying with family who are already here. I think a lot of them don't know themselves if they are going to stay.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
11. I suspect a lot will stay
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 09:13 PM
Dec 2017

The economy was terrible in Puerto Rico before the hurricane, now it must be impossible to find a job.

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