The series of disasters in Puerto Rico — Hurricanes interspersed with Covid-19 — have ruined education, leaving most students years behind their grade.

These disasters have combined with the crushing debt burden exacerbated by the nondemocratic fiscal controls imposed by Congress which are designed to pay the debts at no matter what cost to Puerto Ricans. This is driving people to migrate to various US states where they have somewhat more rights (whatever Republicans do not take away). Education is another motive to migrate. Even in a state with lousy public schools, they are better than Puerto Rico's schools.

The more people migrate, the greater the debt burden per person remaining. Eventually, I expect, this will force everyone to leave, and the land will be sold to corporations.