Migration of Puerto Ricans to the Mainland

 As citizens, the people of Puerto Rico can move throughout the 50 states just as any other Americans can — legally, this is considered internal migration, not immigration. However, in moving to the mainland, Puerto Ricans leave a homeland with its own distinct identity and culture, and the transition can involve many of the same cultural conflicts and emotional adjustments that most immigrants face. Some writers have suggested that the Puerto Rican migration experience can be seen as an internal immigration — as the experience of a people who move within their own country, but whose new home lies well outside of their emotional home territory. 

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