How the Jones Act Affects Puerto Rico (Hawaii Together)
Channel: ThinkTech Hawaii
Date: 2022-08-31

The Law’s Impact in Puerto Rico.  The host for this show is Keli'i Akina.  The guest is Luis Ponce.  

America’s federal maritime law known as the Jones Act is harmful to the territory of Puerto Rico, and people throughout the U.S. should be skeptical of it, says Luis Ponce, co-founder and action director of the Boricuas Unidos en la Diaspora, an activist organization that promotes progressive policy options intended to improve lives for the people of Puerto Rico. Host Keli’i Akina talks with Ponce about how people of all stripes, including progressives and liberals, should learn about the Jones Act’s negative impact on America’s non-contiguous territories and states, as well as the United States in general.

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