64,000 Puerto Ricans flee island for 2nd consecutive year
September 15, 2016
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The number of Puerto Ricans who fled the island in 2015 equaled a record set the previous year amid an economic crisis that is suffocating the U.S. territory, officials announced Thursday.
About 64,000 Puerto Ricans left last year, matching the highest number reported in the past 11 years, according to the island's Institute of Statistics.
"This is worrisome," demographer Raul Figueroa said in a phone interview. "In economic terms, the workforce is shrinking. But the age is an even bigger concern. The elderly population has increased because so many young people are leaving."
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