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Millions of Puerto Rican Birth Certificates Voided

By Mariela Rosario | 03/02/2010 - 17:41 | 23 Comments

A law enacted in Dec. of 2009 by Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuño has effectively left one third of the Puerto Rican population living in the United States without valid birth certificates. In an attempt to gain control of the identity theft rampant in the commonwealth, Fortuño signed a law into effect making all birth certificates processed prior to Dec. 2009 invalid for...

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Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño Calls in National Guard to Counter Crime

By Mariela Rosario | 02/04/2010 - 11:16 | 5 Comments

The governor of Puerto Rico announced this week that he was activating the National Guard in the small island commonwealth. The measure was intended to be a temporary move to help curb rising crime rates while new police forces are recruited and trained.

"Nobody, especially me, can be happy with the number of killings last year. We have to do much more to stop this...