Justice Sotomayor, the only dissenter, said “there is no rational basis” to deny federal benefits to disabled U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico.
Differences in taxation limit Puerto Ricans on the island in other ways, including the lack of voting representation in Congress and the inability to vote in U.S. presidential elections. And there are other restrictions when it comes to accessing federal safety net programs.
Among those affected by the decision are families like Aurelis Aponte and her daughter Isabela, 5, who was born with seven major heart conditions. But when the family returned to Puerto Rico, so Aponte could take care of her mother, who has Alzheimer’s, Isabela lost the SSI benefits. Those payments had put her parents “in a better position to help Isabela endure health conditions that don’t just go away,”Aurelis Aponte says her daughter, Isabella, who has several heart conditions, has been affected by the nonapplicability of the Supplemental Security Income program in Puerto Rico.Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y.
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