The time has come for the United States Congress to grant equal treatment to the people of Puerto Rico through statehood and end the condition of indignity, inequality, and abuse to which its 3.1 million citizens are subjected to under an outdated colonial regime.
Calls for Puerto Rico statehood to address inequality and economic issues.
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I wish to express my deepest appreciation on behalf of the Senate of Puerto Rico for the great interest you have shown in considering the affiliation of 4 million Americans residing in Puerto Rico.
It is my deepest conviction that a true democratic path to self-determination for the people of Puerto Rico must be forged first by Puerto Ricans.
I respectfully ask you to succeed where more than 50 previous Congresses have failed.