Amilcar Barreto All Experts

Associate professor of Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies and Director of the Master of Arts Program in International Affairs

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Amilcar Barreto In the Media

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Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting in Puerto Rico. Will this solve the island’s problems?

Throngs of people filled the streets of Puerto Rico Monday to demand the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. But it’ll take a lot more than a resignation of one high-ranking official to solve the territory’s problems caused by Hurricane Maria, government corruption, and bankruptcy, says Amílcar Barreto, a professor of cultures, societies, and global studies at Northeastern who studies politics in Puerto Rico.
- by Irvin Zhang July 23, 2019
The changing face of Puerto Rican migration

Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Rican people have migrated from the island to various parts of the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Maria swept through six months ago. Unlike the last great migrant wave, says associate professor Amílcar Barreto, this one is more dispersed and has the potential to shift cultures both on the mainland and the island.
- by Molly Callahan April 11, 2018
‘Wild card’ at play in weekend’s Puerto Rico status vote

This Sunday, Puerto Ricans will vote to decide the territory’s status—either to remain an unincorporated U.S. territory, become an independent country, or become a full U.S. state. How that vote might go is hard to say, says associate professor Amílcar Barreto, an expert on Puerto Rican politics. “Regardless of the outcome, Congress will likely ignore it,” he predicts.
- by Molly Callahan June 9, 2017
What’s next for Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, and why Americans should pay attention

Faced with $123 billion in debt it cannot pay, Puerto Rico took the unprecedented step of filing for bankruptcy protection in a federal court last week. We asked assistant professor Amílcar Barreto, Puerto Rican politics expert, to weigh in on the territory’s debt crisis and its potential impact on the U.S. mainland.
- by Jason Kornwitz May 18, 2017
3Qs: ‘Pessimistic’ prognosis on fix to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis

Amílcar Barreto—an expert in Puerto Rican politics and an associate professor in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities—weighs in on the cash-poor island’s debt crisis and its impact on the 2016 presidential election.
- by Jason Kornwitz August 7, 2015
3Qs: Historic policy shift for US and Cuba

President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced plans to “normalize relations” between the U.S. and Cuban governments. Here, associate professor Amílcar Antonio Barreto discusses what this will mean for the neighboring nations.
- by Joe O'Connell December 19, 2014
Racial divisions in Obama’s America

Obama’s presidency has polarized the public’s views on race, say Northeastern professors Amílcar Barreto and Richard D. O’Bryant, whose new book explores this issue from a range of perspectives.
- by Jason Kornwitz February 10, 2014

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