https://tuljournals.temple.edu/index.php/strategic_visions/article/download/463/316
Morales carries this narrative of exploitation and betrayal to the current day. The devastating effects of Hurricane Maria in 2017 debunked most of the fantasy cloaking America’s relationship with Puerto Ricans. President Trump’s assertion that “you Puerto Ricans are throwing off our budget” delineated the island’s second-class status in the 21st century (207). As the territory tries ...