Cenk Uygur
@TheYoungTurks·6.5M subscribers·72.8K videos
Puerto Rico's Main Export To Chicago Is?
Posted
October 10, 2016
Views
56,755
Likes
1,144
Comments
352
Engagement
2.64%
October 10, 2016
56,755
1,144
352
2.64%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
8:00Now PlayingPuerto Rico is using an unusual method to solve their drug addiction problem. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“Melissa Hernandez first started noticing the Puerto Rican addicts in 2015. There were hundreds of them, hanging around Chicago's traditionally Mexican neighborhoods. She started talking to them, and many said that Puerto Rican government officials had encouraged them to buy one-way tickets to Chicago, promising drug treatment, housing, and jobs when they arrived. But when they landed at the airport, no one was waiting for them. Many ended up living on the streets.
"It seemed unbelievable," Hernandez told me. "But I thought, Holy moly, this is where I belong."
Now Hernandez, founder of the nonprofit Puerto Rico Project, drives around the city twice a week after her day job as a dental hygienist, distributing dinner and supplies to the city's Puerto Rican addicts—clothes, clean syringes, and Narcan, an opioid blocker that can be used to immediately reverse a heroin overdose. She estimates there are more than 100 users in the circuit she serves; sometimes, she spends as long as five hours making the rounds.”
Read more here
Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian
Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian
***
The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 68pm ET.
Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. Young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations. (American Heritage Dictionary)
Download audio and video of the full two hour show ondemand + the membersonly post game show by becoming a member at Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth.
Get The Young Turks Mobile App Today!
Download the iOS version here
Download the Android version here
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
