Following the hurricane, Puerto Rico. while American citizens have fled to the mainland, the island has had an onslaught of illegal immigration and drugs. Those people can now enter the US with no need for passing through customs! The result will be a drug epidemic far worse than the problems along the mainland border with Mexico.
Located in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico has become a major transshipment point for drugs into the United States. Violent and property crimes have increased due in part to dealers trying to keep their drug business afloat, using guns and violence to protect themselves, their turfs, and drug habits.
Following the hurricane, Puerto Rico has had an onslaught of illegal immigration from Haiti and the Dominica Republic . The threat from venal failure Venezuela is obvious since Puerto Rico is the nearest part of the US to that failed socialist state. And then, there is always the nearby issue of Cuba!
So ,, a wall!
| Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|
| Crime rates* (2008) | |
| Violent crimes | |
| Homicide | 26.2(2011)[1] |
| Forcible rape | 2.4 |
| Robbery | 138.3 |
| Aggravated assault | 78.8 |
| Total violent crime | 239.9 |
| Property crimes | |
| Burglary | 484 |
| Larceny-theft | 837.4 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 177.1 |
| Total property crime | 1,498.5 |
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Notes
*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.
Source: FBI 2008 UCR data |
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Crimes related to drugs are not the only crimes that has plagued the island. Police and political corruption have also been problematic, as have gangs, which further contribute to the drug problem and associated crime in Puerto Rico.