Puerto Ricans, American Citizens from the island, are still waiting for that promise to be fulfilled.
The status convention offers a fourth option, or actually I would say a Pandora's Box of options.
The federal government systematically discriminate against American Citizens, not only on the island, but in all the fiv...
Only one of those options would guarantee U.S. citizenship: statehood.
There are two, and only two, real self-determination options for Puerto Rico: statehood and independence.
a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas.
I sincerely hope that we can return to work in person soon.
If enacted, the Puerto Rico voters would need to ratify being admitted to the Union.
Now that Puerto Ricans have publicly and officially asked for statehood, it is time for the United States officially to ...
Puerto Rico is, and always has been, a U.S. territory, and Congress retains plenary power to govern the island.
Congress does not have the power to create a permanent union between Puerto Rico and the United States except by admitti...