Puerto Rico faces huge economic and social challenges. Per capita income is stuck at about half that the poorest U.S. state. The violent crime rate is well above the national average and raising. The lack of resolution of Puerto Rico's status, not only distracts from addressing these and other issues, it contributes to them.
Wyden highlights Puerto Rico's economic and social issues linked to its unresolved status.
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