Editorial Board
Puerto Rico’s Drug Problem Needs Federal Attention: View
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Puerto Rico has 3.7 million residents, a storied capital, more than 300 miles of stunning coastline, an average temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit -- and, in 2011, a homicide rate more than five times that of the mainland U.S. and higher than that of Mexico.
It badly needs federal help to curb this drug-fueled violence. But so far, the U.S. government is treating Puerto Ricans as if they were second-class citizens.