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San Diego and Tijuana mayors recently met virtually to “reaffirm their commitment to strengthening economic, cultural and civic ties” and to discuss safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, who took office earlier this month, spoke to Tijuana Mayor Arturo González Cruz last week, according to a news release from Gloria
’s office.
“The health of San Diego is directly tied to the health of Tijuana,” Gloria said in the statement.
“Families and businesses alike have deep roots in both cities, which makes it more important than ever for the leadership of our two cities to work together through these challenging times, just like we have when tackling major issues such as immigration, cross-border commerce or reducing the sewage from the Tijuana River Valley.”
8 Atrocities Committed Against Puerto Rico by the US
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Caribbean Sea. It is a small island with a population of almost four million citizens. On July 25, 1898, during the Spanish American War, United States invaded Puerto Rico and commenced a long relationship between the two. With this list, I’ll try to underline eight atrocities committed by the United States in Puerto Rico.
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La Operacion is a documentary that highlights the female sterilization policy. This policy was implanted by the United States as part of FDR’s “Operation Bootstrap” in a move toward industrialization. By 1974 35% of the Puerto Rican women were sterile and this number reached 39% by 1981. The problem with this sterilization policy is that most of the Puerto Rican women were misinformed about the sterilization process and most of the women didn’t know what the consequences would be.