My name is frank mora, the director of the kimberly green Latin American Caribbean Center here at Florida International university. We are, for our friends in cspan, we are here located at the biscayne bay campus of Florida International university here in miami. We have another campus in west dade. The center that i direct is one of the institutes and programs or centers at the steven j. Green school of public and international affairs, again at Florida International university. Were just absolutely delighted to be hosting or cohosting this event. I want to thank our dean here, the dean of the Chaplin School of hospitality and tourism management, mike hampton. Thank you, dean, for supporting this. And this is a great event to have here on your campus, right . Also i want to thank another cohost, the Cuban Research institute. The director is here with us today and will be joining the panel in a second. A little bit about why were here and how we got here. Last year, the Brookings Insti
Commonwealths 72 billion debt. Despite this legislative action, puerto rico was not able to honor all of its debt obligations has defaulted now for a fourth time. Many critics of the bill say it still wont be enough to save the island. And here to talk more about this this morning, lydia valencia, c. E. O. And president of the Puerto Rican Congress of new jersey, and franklyn p . Rez from the National Puerto rican agenda. Promesa. . Le gusto o no . Its its necessary its far from perfect. Its very far from perfect. Yes, i think well all agree on that. I think that that is something that we can all agree on. What are the, in a nutshell, some of the issues that you have with it immediately, off the top of your head . I dont have so much of a problem with an oversight board. Yes. I do have a problem when its a control board. Okay. And, also, the fact that it doesnt have any guarantees that i think that that would play a very large role in its implementation. Franklyn, same question. I am t
Was just months away from graduating from the westminster campus. On august 25th reporter he received an e mail early Tuesday Morning letting him know he would not finish his last two quarters there. We have made a very difficult decision to discontinue our operation effective immediately. Reporter just like the aurora campus, the building was empty. No one available to answer his questions. Westbrook says faculty and staff used to be helpful. But there was just other getting furby over the fishy over the last few months, you know, them not accepting students all of a sudden, you know, them saying they are going to move and now they closed. Reporter he hoped to earn his degree in Cyber Security and get a job at lockheed martin. That was my goal and one of my dreams, you know. Reporter now those dreams are on hold until he finds out if he can transfer to another the u. S. Secretary of education outlining two steps itt tech students with federal loans can take. Get the loan debt wiped aw
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