Jenniffer González-Colón: “Given the lack of funding, we are asking them to do an impossible job”

I am so happy to be here, and I wish you a fast recovery. You are a true friend of the island.

Under the terms of the Freely Associated agreements, compact citizens can migrate and work in the United States but they are not U.S. citizens or nationals.

I will be supporting the continued funding of this program as well as of others in the budget request.

Despite our compact agreement, the Freely Associated States are independent nations, that if we in the United States fail to remain engaged and do not renew our economic agreement with them, there will be nothing in the way to stop…