The Scandal That Pushed Puerto Ricans Over the Edge

Mass demonstrations illustrate how many Puerto Ricans feel they have nothing to lose

Gabriela Resto-Montero
GEN
Published in
5 min readJul 22, 2019

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Demonstrators protest in front of Gov. Ricardo Rossello’s mansion in San Juan on July 24, 2019. Photo: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images

AAfter weeks of defiance, Puerto Rico’s Ricardo Rosselló is finally capitulating to his constituents: The embattled governor announced that he will be stepping down, effective August 2. His resignation follows mass demonstrations that…

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Gabriela Resto-Montero
GEN
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Writing and reporting on women, the Latinx diaspora, politics and culture just to try to understand what the hell is going on.