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Puerto Rican April Unemployment Rate Dips to 14.8%: Most Jobs Come from Public Sector

Posted in Puerto Rico, tagged Fox Broadcasting Company, Labor force, Luis Fortuño, Public sector, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, Republican, United States on May 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

From first glance, you would think that the recent news of Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate dipping under 15% for the first time since May, 2009 (US Dept of Labor) would be good news for incumbent Republican and pro-statehood governor Luis Fortuño (although it is still in double digits). In a tough re-election campaign, he can begin to let [...]

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Rubio on Puerto Rican Status Question: 50% + 1 Won’t Equal Mandate for Statehood

Posted in Puerto Rico, tagged Barack Obama, Florida, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, plebiscite question, Political status, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rican politics, Puerto Rico, Republican, United States on April 23, 2012 | 7 Comments »

Good to see Florida Senator Marco Rubio commenting about the upcoming November plebiscite question in Puerto Rico. Sure, Rubio, who is of Cuban American descent, represents the state of Florida, which has seen an increase in voters of Puerto Rican descent the last few years, so it makes sense that he would weigh on the [...]

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You Think the US Primaries Are Crazy? Spend Some Time in Puerto Rico

Posted in Puerto Rico, tagged Alejandro García Padilla, Facebook, Luis Fortuño, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, Republican, United States on March 13, 2012 | 12 Comments »

2012 is a critical year for national politics, but it is also one for the island nation of Puerto Rico. The prize? A governorship and a non-binding vote to check in on the country’s preference for political status. Most Americans on the mainland have no clue about the history of Puerto Rico, its relationship with [...]

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