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Even supporters of the Puerto Rico Status Act (PRSA), a bill pending before Congress, are quick to point out that it is not perfect. The… Read More »PRSA: What is the Elephant in the Room?

Independence is an unpopular idea in Puerto Rico. No more than five percent of voters have ever chosen this option in status plebiscites. No Independence… Read More »Cultural Independence for Puerto Rico?

The term “diaspora” is frequently used to describe people of Puerto Rican heritage living in the states.   Some members of the diaspora were born in… Read More »Loss of Spanish in the Puerto Rican Diaspora

Puerto Rico has been called a lot of things over the years. Federal laws sometimes simply refer to Puerto Rico as a “possession” of the… Read More »Is Puerto Rico a Colony?

The Puerto Rico Status Act, currently being considered in Congress, gives Puerto Rico voters a choice among three options: statehood, independence and sovereign free association.… Read More »How Puerto Rico Is Different: Understanding the Freely Associated States

In a congressional hearing yesterday on recent U.S. agreements with the three Freely Associated States, Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon turned the discussion towards… Read More »Congressional Hearing Again Confirms: Freely Associated States Are Independent, Sovereign Nations

In debates over possible changes to the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, one issue always seems to rise to the top:  the… Read More »Constitutional Experts: U.S. Citizenship in Puerto Rico Guaranteed Only With Statehood

In a recent article in Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF), author Edward Hunt reports that “U.S. officials are laying claim to the large oceanic area… Read More »U.S. Military Authority in the Freely Associated States