Puerto Rican migration to the United States (1898–present)

1. U.S. military government begins on the island

   Oct 18, 1898Labels: U S, Puerto Rico

   • Library Congress
   • HISTORY

2. Puerto Rico ceded to the United States

   Dec 10, 1898Labels: Treaty of, Puerto Rico

   • Britannica
   • State Dept

3. Foraker Act creates a U.S. civil government

   Apr 12, 1900Labels: Foraker Act, U S

   • Britannica
   • Library Congress

4. Insular Cases define Puerto Rico as “unincorporated”

   May 27, 1901Labels: Insular Cases, U S

   • UNL Legal
   • Wikipedia

5. Jones–Shafroth Act grants U.S. citizenship

   Mar 2, 1917Labels: Jones Shafroth, Puerto Ricans

   • Britannica
   • Capitol

6. Merchant Marine Act sets “Jones Act” shipping rules

   Jun 5, 1920Labels: Merchant Marine, Jones Act

   • Yale Law
   • Wikipedia

7. PRIDCO founded to support industrial development

   Jan 1, 1942Labels: PRIDCO, Puerto Rico

   • Wikipedia
   • EBSCO

8. Industrial Incentives Act helps launch Operation Bootstrap

   May 1, 1947Labels: Industrial Incentives, Operation Bootstrap

   • EBSCO
   • HSP

9. Puerto Ricans elect their governor for first time

   Nov 2, 1948Labels: Luis Mu, Puerto Rican

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

10. Public Law 600 authorizes drafting Puerto Rico’s constitution

    Jul 3, 1950Labels: Public Law, Puerto Rico

    • Wikipedia
    • State Dept

11. Commonwealth established under Puerto Rico’s constitution

    Jul 25, 1952Labels: Commonwealth of, Puerto Rico

    • State Dept
    • Wikipedia

12. Nuyorican cultural movement grows in New York City

    Jan 1, 1968Labels: Nuyorican movement, New York

    • Wikipedia
    • NPS

13. Section 936 tax break fully ends, deepening economic pressures

    Jan 1, 2006Labels: Section 936, U S

    • Tax Foundation
    • Pew

14. Governor says Puerto Rico’s debt is “not payable”

    Jun 29, 2015Labels: Puerto Rico, Governor

    • CNBC
    • Harvard JOL

15. PROMESA creates federal oversight during the debt crisis

    Jun 30, 2016Labels: PROMESA, Oversight Board

    • Wikipedia
    • PR Gov

16. Hurricane Maria triggers large post-storm migration

    Sep 20, 2017Labels: Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico

    • NWS
    • Pew

17. Puerto Rico Statistics Institute reports 2017 migration spike

    Sep 13, 2018Labels: Puerto Rico, migration report

    • PR Statistics
    • Pew

18. Puerto Rican diaspora reaches about 5.8 million by 2021

    Jan 1, 2021Labels: Puerto Rican, United States

    • Pew