A 6-Minute Break Down of the Complicated History Between the U.S. and Puerto Rico Carolina Moreno - The Huffington Post
go to original June 5, 2017

There are 3.5 million U.S. citizens currently facing one of the worst financial crises in this country - and they're all in Puerto Rico. (AJ+)

Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory for over a century, yet many Americans know little about the island and its relationship with the United States. The history of Puerto Rico and the mainland is long and complicated, but it doesn’t excuse that a 2016 survey found that only 43 percent of Americans know that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. AJ+ producer and host Sana Saeed’s new video is a great first step to change that.

“There’s very little conversation about Puerto Rico itself despite it being a U.S. territory for over 120 years,” Saeed says at the beginning of the video.

In a little over six minutes, Saeed gives a quick breakdown of the history of Puerto Rico - from the United States’ acquisition of the island during the Spanish-American War to Puerto Rican’s 2012 plebiscite over statehood or independence (which is more complicated than she has time to explain) - and how its ambiguous status has contributed to the island’s need to file for bankruptcy in May.

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