>> liza: i was born in chicago, il. >> anthony: in chicago? >> liza: my family came back mostly because our family was here. puerto ricans want the family to stick together. if you can live close to each other, the better. i decided to stay because i wanted my kids to grow up here. >> anthony: better times? >> liza: better times of course. >> anthony: what changed? >> liza: the government took too much in loans. and couldn't pay them back. so they kept putting taxes on the people, the working class people like me and we cannot pay. >> anthony: like many professionals here, liza marie cordova would likely have an easier time of it in the states but she chooses to stay. >> liza: when the crisis came to puerto rico mostly i think about