Luis Gutiérrez said...

We have an opportunity to rectify Puerto Rico's long-standing colonial status which has resulted in its people being tre...

This must also be taken together with the fact that Puerto Ricans have never favored independence.

We have held a more than one referendum in which the majority of the people have voted, unequivocally for statehood.

In the 8 that lost, YES to Statehood still got more votes than the candidate who was elected.