Economics
Puerto Rico’s Exodus Is Speeding the Island’s Economic Collapse
- Exodus from island means economic resurgence will be tougher
- Commonwealth lost 2% of population in each of past three years
How Did Puerto Rico Go Bankrupt?
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The choice is heartbreaking: stay to help other families, or leave to help your own.
That’s the calculation thousands in Puerto Rico are making. The bankruptcy of the U.S. commonwealth, the culmination of years of decline, has accelerated an exodus that’s adding to the island’s economic misery.