Hernando Mattei News Today

Hurricane Maria, earthquakes and federal neglect were already driving the US territory’s youth and talent to the mainland

May 25—SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Sheilla Rodríguez never imagined she would leave Puerto Rico. The 48-year-old university professor had made her life on the island, near family and friends. "Moving wasn't an option," she said. But when an employment opportunity with better salary and labor conditions came up in Florida, her husband and child moved to Miami. Rodríguez followed three years later, ...