Rebuilding Puerto Rico will need federal help
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Days after Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico, rescue teams continued searching for residents trapped in ravaged communities. The government warned that it may be a while before help arrives.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has got to be stretched to the maximum. Texas, Florida, St. Thomas, St. John and Puerto Rico. This is incredible. Randy Short
We should be paying attention to the pictures and reports from the U.S. Virgin Islands. They got hit by Maria as well. Many of us in the mainland have families there and are waiting to hear from our loved ones on the islands near Puerto Rico. Mimi Vega de Barbosa
I really hope Puerto Rico can recover, but it’s going to be hard to be flat broke, out of credit and, on top of that, having to recover from one of the largest disasters in its modern history.
Puerto Rico should definitely try to become a state already. If its economy is failing, and it has resources that no other state has, why wouldn’t it want to become a state? Eric Montgomery
Have no fear, Puerto Ricans will abandon the island and come to the mainland and strain the welfare system in whatever state they establish themselves! Nathan D. Jenkins
New Orleans still hasn’t fully recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Why continue to waste funds to rebuild Puerto Rico? Jeff Hartung
Puerto Rico’s governor has to say something courageous an lead his people, even though we all know Puerto Rico is too broke to make any promises. Mike Garcia
Puerto Ricans have tremendous spirit. But being weighed down by massive debt will make it much more difficult to recover. Sunil Kololgi