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Author: Grupo CNE
Institutional Stagnation
In 1948 Puerto Rico’s net income per capita was $256 per person. The road, electricity and telecommunications’ infrastructure was rudimentary, not to say artisanal. That year a lot happened on the island. And believe it or not, on November 2 of that same year a general election was held.
Weekly Review – August 13, 2020
This week we take a look at President Trump’s recent executive orders that seek to override the legislative impasse regarding the extension of pandemic relief aid. We also analyze the potential economic impact of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico’s decision in Peña Martinez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services relating to the inclusion of residents of Puerto Rico in the SNAP, LIS, and SSI programs.
Weekly Review – 13 agosto 2020
Esta semana le echamos un vistazo a las órdenes ejecutivas recientes del presidente Trump que buscan interponerse ante el estancamiento legislativo en cuanto a la extensión de ayuda para alivio pandémico. También analizamos el impacto económico que potencialmente tendrá la decisión de la Corte de Distrito de EE.UU. para el Distrito de Puerto Rico en el caso Peña Martinez v. Departamento de Salud federal en cuanto a la inclusión de residentes de Puerto Rico en los programas de SNAP, LIS y SSI.
CNE 2020 Summer Reading List
Great books enlighten, empower and energize us to seek new insights. CNE staff members share what they are reading.
Weekly Review – July 23, 2020
This week we highlight the importance of Puerto Ricans being counted in the 2020 Census. We also revisit our #LivingWithRiskConversations and the role of the state in post-disaster responses, and stress the importance of restructuring PREPA’s debt.
Weekly Review – 23 julio 2020
Esta semana resaltamos la importancia de que los puertorriqueños seamos contados en el Censo 2020. También revisitamos nuestro último #LivingWithRiskConversations destacando el rol del estado en la respuesta pos desastre y enfatizamos la importancia de la reestructuración de la deuda de la AEE.
Puerto Ricans: The Importance of Being Counted in the 2020 Census
At this point in time, it should not be surprising that Puerto Ricans have grown very weary of the state and federal government. Both have failed us in a big way, and much of that distrust is manifested in the lowest participation rate for the Decennial Census thus far – a questionnaire that, since 1910, the federal government conducts every ten years in Puerto Rico to measure the population and other important demographic variables.