Luis Gutiérrez: “Let us begin the second session by bringing up H.R. 15.”

Congress must grant us the equal rights and equal responsibilities that we have earned with the blood of our veterans and the tears of their mothers, wives, children and families.

The United States Congress, which imposes rules, out of our control, which make it impossible to get our act together.

So, don't let anyone tell you that statehood will somehow diminish our cultural pride and heritage.

We are natural born U.S. citizens and want an equal seat at the table in the federal government that writes and implements the laws that we live under.