On the recordJune 15, 2021
There should be no territories in this country. We need to move this issue forward one way or another.
Source
congress.govThere should be no territories in this country. We need to move this issue forward one way or another.
Gutierrez emphasizes the need to resolve the status of U.S. territories.
Share
More from Luis Gutiérrez
If we truly want to solve the issue of status for the island, we need to give Puerto Ricans the tools to design a true self-determination process.
So, don't let anyone tell you that statehood will somehow diminish our cultural pride and heritage.
They got a whopping 97 percent. They did so good that they had to do a repeat 4 years later because no one thought--because not even Putin gets 97 percent of the vote.
We Puerto Ricans are not victims; we have borne the price of freedom in every war from World War One to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.