or cultural. Puerto Ricans were involuntary immigrants who faced a discrimination that was more widespread and abusive, and they were often treated as indentured slaves. In addition, the United States’ colonial policy on Puerto Rico interfered with their free development.3.Jews were able to maintain a cohesive family structure that safeguarded family values and cultural heritage in successive generations. This had a positive impact on newer generations on Jews who were able to educate and establish themselves in social, political, and economic domains. Puerto Ricans were not able to maintain a cohesive family structure because of their poverty and discrimination. In fact, their family structure disintegrated in successive generations. Lack of family support prevented Puerto Ricans from gaining social and economic success, and thus they became dependent on public support.While Jews were able to maintain their values and heritage, they were also able to quickly assimilate in the new society by learning English and interacting with other American people. Puerto Ricans progressively lost their cultural identity and were absorbed into a mixture of cultural values that were confusing to newer generations. They were also unable to maintain either Spanish or English as a primary mode of communication. The lack of social, cultural, and economic development of one Puerto Rican generation created a domino effect on successive generations, whereas the successes of Jews were carried and uplifted to other Jewish generations that came after them....
