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Has fled. >> anthony: but what's it like for puerto ricans? for the people who live here, whose family have lived here for generations? many have left for an easier life in the states and more keep leaving, but not all. >> anthony: what do you write about most of the time? what do you cover? >> hermes: right now i'm covering a lot of politics. >> anthony: journalist hermes ayela is one of those diehards who's sticking it out. >> hermes: the more i've done investigative and political journalism in puerto rico, the more i feel a responsibility to stay here and help out my nation. so this is sant...

Life in the states and more keep leaving, but not all. >> anthony: what do you write about most of the time? what do you cover? >> hermes: right now i'm covering a lot of politics. >> anthony: journalist hermes ayela is one of those diehards who's sticking it out. >> hermes: the more i've done investigative and political journalism in puerto rico, the more i feel a responsibility to stay here and help out my nation. so this is santurce. >> anthony: somebody called it on the way over the art district? >> hermes: this is sort of an art district but this was a barrio that was founded by freed bla...

The spanish/american war. >> i want to take you to one of the worst-performing economies in the world. the unemployment rate is only 35%. >> 11.5%. >> 45% live in poverty. >> the biggest bankruptcy in u.s. history? >> only 5% of the population has fled. >> but what is it like for puerto ricans, many have left for an easier life in the states, and more keep leaving, but not all. >> i'm so glad that clip began with you saying, it's america, right? it's important to remind people, 3.5 million americans there, and

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