by Amy Goodman | Jul 24, 2026 | Austerity, birth tourism, Birthright Citizenship, Discrimination, immigration, Interview, PROMESA, Puerto Rico, Supreme Court, US Territories
After failing to overturn birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court, Republican legislators are turning to new tactics to disenfranchise people born on U.S. soil. Their latest targets are those born to noncitizen or permanent resident parents in U.S. territories like Puerto Rico, where the Supreme Court has said citizenship is granted by statute and full constitutional protections do not apply.
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by Naveena Sadasivam | Apr 4, 2026 | Hurricanes, News, Puerto Rico, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Trump Administration
María Pérez lost power for about three months after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017. Her home in Salinas, on the island’s southern coast, sits near a river. As the hurricane knocked out the island’s grid and sent rainwaters surging down from the mountains, Perez’s house flooded with a swirling mix of muddy water and animal feces, rising 3 feet high and warping the hallways.
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