How compassionate of you, George.  I've been there several times and I guess you're right.  Like most other Caribbean "3rd world nations", they should live at the same standard as those little squat islands they share the world map with like Hispaniola.  You use interesting words "They tried to use the hurricane as an opportunity to get the U.S. to rebuild their dilapidated infrastructure."  The nerve of them thinking they are just as American as Arkansas and Iowa.  If only they had oil.  Americans like you and me don't want them to achieve statehood anyway, we'd have to throw away all our made in China flags with 50 stars.  Surely our President has more important things to worry about anyway like revoking Fake News NBC's license.  I missed the ISIS was defeated within 30 days after he was in office story but I guess I haven't been paying attention.