On the recordMay 18, 2010
What is wrong is to, after 112 years, have formerly American citizens residing under conditions that are so unequal to their counterparts in the mainland.
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congress.govWhat is wrong is to, after 112 years, have formerly American citizens residing under conditions that are so unequal to their counterparts in the mainland.
Fortuno highlights the inequality faced by Puerto Ricans compared to mainland citizens.
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The next step would be coming back here, probably having new Federal legislation.
Colonial rule, consented or not, constitutes a denial of the elementary principle of democracy which requires participation of the governed in determining the laws under which they live.
Clearly, the framers of the Constitution did not intend some American citizens to be deprived of rights that other American citizens enjoy.