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Justice Department must act on Puerto Rico
The U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico are entitled to more than postponements or more delay tactics, we are entitled to a final resolution, which...
Could Puerto Rico Become the 51st State?
On June 11, Puerto Ricans headed to the polls to vote in the island's fifth referendum. The perpetual question: do residents want the US...
Adding Puerto Rico as a state will drag us down: Your Say
On Sunday Puerto Ricans voted on a non-binding referendum on the island's political future. Statehood winning 97% of the vote, but the...
Governor: 'I see Puerto Rico as a battleground state'
"There is this narrative, and this coming from a Democrat, that Puerto Rico would be a Democratic state," said Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo...
Puerto Rico Backs Statehood in Referendum Boycotted by Opposition Groups
It means Puerto Ricans have USA citizenship, but can't vote in presidential elections and have just one congressional representative, who has...
Puerto Rico
The fifth time wasn't the charm for Puerto Rico. Sunday, the fifth referendum on statehood revealed the same ambivalence that dogged the U.S. ...
Puerto Rico votes on change of state from US territory
Puerto Ricans vote on statehood vs. free association/independence. The first option would make the U.S. territory the 51st state of the Union,...
After Congress steps in, Puerto Rico reignites statehood debate
Following a series of defaults on payments toward billions of dollars worth of debt, Congress last year passed a law giving a federal financial board...
Statehood for Puerto Rico? Lessons from the last time the US added a star to its flag
Even if Puerto Rico votes “yes,” Congress must still pass a law in order to change the island's legal status from that of a commonwealth to a...
Puerto Rican statehood is at it again
The island of Puerto Rico has long been held up in a seemingly endless debate over whether or not it should become the 51st state of the union,...
Puerto Rico gov upholds statehood in vote hit by boycott
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's governor is vowing to turn the U.S. territory into the 51st state after statehood won in a non-binding ...
100 years and counting
On March 2, the people of Puerto Rico will commemorate the 100 years anniversary of the passing of the Jones–Shafroth Act, better known as the ...
Votes for statehood will serve to pressure
Pedro Pierlusisi recognizes that to gain the admission of the Island as a state will take time
Washington amends plebiscite
Rosselló will include the option for a territory in the plebiscite
In DC, Puerto Rico Governor Says 'People Spoke,' Pushes for Statehood
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello, accompanied by island officials and Reps. Don Young (R-AK) and Darren Soto (D-FL) at a press conference ...

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