The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, a $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill, became law on December 29, 2022. It mentions Puerto Rico 41 times, including a lengthy… Read More »Medicaid Security Granted to Puerto Rico for Five Years
Of all the notable dates in Puerto Rico’s history, June 9, 2016, stands out with special prominence, as it was the day that cracks in… Read More »A Page from History: An End to the Illusion of Puerto Rico Sovereignty
One of the last pieces of legislation to be passed by the House of Representatives in the 117th Congress was the Puerto Rico Status Act (PRSA),… Read More »Critics of Puerto Rico Status Act Focus on Process
A report from the United States Institute of Peace details the impact of China’s influence on nations that are in free association with the United… Read More »U.S. Freely Associated States and China
Although the dignity afforded through Puerto Rico statehood is appealing to most Puerto Ricans, there are skeptics on the island whose interest in statehood is… Read More »Lessons for Puerto Rico from the the Respect for Marriage Act
Should the U.S. acknowledge its racist past that is on display in the Insular Cases? A bill introduced by the current Congress asks the nation… Read More »Should the U.S. Acknowledge the Racist Past of the Insular Cases?
In the Puerto Rico Statehood Act (HR 8393), a legislative proposal that appears to be dying as Congress prepares to adjourn for the year, U.S.… Read More »U.S. Citizenship “Recognized, Protected, and Secured” only under Statehood
Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (FADEP) v. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico is a U.S. court case brought by the Puerto Rico teachers’… Read More »Supreme Court Again Avoids Examination of Insular Cases
People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens by birth. However, this kind of citizenship is not the same as the kind of citizenship people… Read More »Constitutional vs. Statutory Citizenship in Puerto Rico
