Our cities are small in Connecticut. We
don't have a city that is much bigger than 100,000. In Hartford, they
have 388 new Puerto Rican students--``new'' meaning having come since
the hurricane from the island. Waterbury, CT, has 268. New Britain, a
very small city, has 213. Bridgeport has 179. These are kids who are
glad to have shelter and schooling in Connecticut, but they don't want
to be in Connecticut. They came under duress. They came to Connecticut
as refugees. They want to be back in Puerto Rico. The stress that this is putting on the schools is serious.
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