Word: borinquen
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...miles out, as they tied Puerto Rican flags to the bow and played cat and mouse with Coast Guard ships patrolling the channel, the Rosas saw more than 15 other Vieques fishing boats slicing through the translucent blue water to join them. "This is the Borinquen I want to see," said Jose, using the indigenous name for Puerto Rico. "We're learning to stand up for ourselves, for once...
Many insisted they would return to protest. And some still defiantly wore their plastic handcuffs as they were ferried by fishermen back to the small island. They arrived to cheering crowds and celebratory flares. It's the kind of politics that Borinquen is learning to embrace...
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