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In Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Puerto Rican town, crisis worries family members

Puerto Rico is facing a spiraling economic crisis that has seen its people, who are U.S. citizens, leave for the mainland at the highest numbers since WWII.

Lin-Manuel Miranda during the 'Hamilton' Original Broadway Cast Q & A and CD signing at Barnes & Noble on Oct. 16, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/WireImage/Getty)
Lin-Manuel Miranda during the 'Hamilton' Original Broadway Cast Q & A and CD signing at Barnes & Noble on Oct. 16, 2015 in New York City. WireImage

Leonor Ayala Polley