LULAC Weighs in on Puerto Rico’s Status
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has written an open letter to President Obama asking for prompt action on the results of the… Read More »LULAC Weighs in on Puerto Rico’s Status
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Justice Sotomayor Featured on the Daily Show
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke with Jon Stewart of the Daily Show last night, after swearing in Joe Biden as Vice President of the United States earlier in the week. Sotomayor is the first Latina jurist to administer the oath for a president or vice president in the country’s history.Read More »Justice Sotomayor Featured on the Daily Show
Pierluisi Invokes Obama Inaugural Speech to Announce Legislation
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) announced this morning that he will reintroduce two bills tomorrow to advance equality for the territory of Puerto Rico. His legislation seeks to create parity between U.S. citizens who live in Puerto Ricans and those who live in a state in two federal programs: Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).Read More »Pierluisi Invokes Obama Inaugural Speech to Announce Legislation
Letterman Suggests It’s Time for Puerto Rican Statehood
To the delight and approval of his audience, David Letterman began his Late Show opening monologue on January 9th with a quick plug for Puerto… Read More »Letterman Suggests It’s Time for Puerto Rican Statehood
U.S. Presidents Favor Statehood for Puerto Rico
One United States President after another has supported statehood for Puerto Rico. In this video, you can hear Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush… Read More »U.S. Presidents Favor Statehood for Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricans Lobby Congress to Honor Plebiscite Vote
More than one hundred advocates of Puerto Rican statehood and Puerto Rican independence are joining forces this week in Washington to advocate an end to the island’s territorial status.Read More »Puerto Ricans Lobby Congress to Honor Plebiscite Vote
Puerto Rican Republican Party Reaches Out to House Leadership
The Republican Party of Puerto Rico is stepping up its outreach to the leadership of the House of Representative to urge action on the November Puerto Rican plebiscite. Members of the Party will join a coalition of forces meeting in Washington today to advocate congressional action on the recent Puerto Rican vote for statehood.
Local Republican outreach to national leaders began immediately after the plebiscite, when party leaders contacted Speaker Boehner (R-OH), Majority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) through a letter noting the plebiscite results in favor of statehood as well as Republican support for Puerto Rican statehood over the years. The letter explains:Read More »Puerto Rican Republican Party Reaches Out to House Leadership
Hoyer Fights to Give a Voice to All U.S. Citzens
The 113th Congress has passed a formal set of rules to govern debate and consideration of federal legislation, and for the second Congress in a row, delegates of the U.S. territories and District of Columbia will be denied a voice in the House of Representatives. Roughly five million U.S. citizens who reside within the United States, fight in our wars and pay taxes will have no voting representation in the House and no presence at all in the Senate, where they lack Senators.Read More »Hoyer Fights to Give a Voice to All U.S. Citzens
Somos Mas Grandes
Puerto Rico has been facing challenges ranging from levels of violence higher than those of any state on the mainland to economic woes, and one response from the new government is the “Somos Mas Grandes” campaign.Read More »Somos Mas Grandes