Survey: Only 50,000 Puerto Ricans displaced, not 200,000

Survey: Only 50,000 Puerto Ricans displaced, not 200,000

Javier Manjarres
Javier Manjarres
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October 23, 2018

Don’t believe the hype, the news.

Every election year, both sides of the political aisle tell potential voters not to believe polls or news that does not conform with their political agenda.

2018 is no different from past election years.

After Hurricane Maria barreled through Puerto Rico, media outlets began reporting that over 200,000 displaced Puerto Ricans had come to the mainland U.S.

That number has been been debunked.

According to an Associated Press account, a recent survey conducted by the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research department has the real number island settlers between 30,000 and 50,000, a far cry from 200,000+ the media has reported.

These real numbers should make a huge difference on election day.

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Javier Manjarres

Javier Manjarres

Javier Manjarres is a nationally renowned award-winning political journalist and Publisher of Floridianpress.com, Hispolitica.com, shark-tank.com, and Texaspolitics.com He enjoys traveling, playing soccer, mixed martial arts, weight-lifting, swimming, and biking. Javier is also a political consultant and has also authored "BROWN PEOPLE," which is a book about Hispanic Politics. Follow on Twitter: @JavManjarres Email him at Diversenewmedia@gmail.com

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