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PR: Puerto Rico’s Exodus Begins with a Trickle Into Orlando

October 4, 2017 by Greg Cywnar

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway

PR: Puerto Rico’s Exodus Begins with a Trickle Into Orlando
Politico – September 29, 2017
After waiting for nearly four hours, the Marquezes boarded a Southwest jet that was supposed to depart for Orlando at 9:30 a.m. The flight didn’t take off for another two hours. Marquez estimates the plane carried 166 passengers, including dozens of elderly people and unaccompanied children. “There was an old lady who had an oxygen mask and needed dialysis,” Marquez said. “The man sitting in front of me was a renal patient. And I counted seven children who were 2-years-old or younger.”
Also: Puerto Rico’s children can endure this crisis and thrive, if they have the opportunity: http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/353101-puerto-ricos-children-can-endure-this-crisis-and-thrive-if-they-have-the
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/29/puerto-ricos-exodus-maria-orlando-215659

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