Congress Protests the Insular Cases
On April 15, a group of 43 Members of Congress sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for the Department of Justice to… Read More »Congress Protests the Insular Cases
On April 15, a group of 43 Members of Congress sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for the Department of Justice to… Read More »Congress Protests the Insular Cases
New York has a long history of connection with Puerto Rico, and was until recently the state with the largest Puerto Rican population. Roughly 5%… Read More »Puerto Rico and New York
Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. The word “Commonwealth” is used in the official name of the island, just as it is… Read More »Puerto Rico in the News: Commonwealth or Territory?
A COFA, or Compact of Free Association, is a special treaty between two independent nations. The United States has COFAs with three countries: the Republic… Read More »What’s a COFA?
Florida is now the state with the largest number of residents from Puerto Rico. An estimated 1,171,637 people of Puerto Rican heritage currently live in… Read More »Puerto Rico and Florida
On a recent visit to Puerto Rico, Vice President Harris was spotted clapping along to a Spanish language protest song. “The vice president is here… Read More »What Does the Vice President Think about Puerto Rico?
In testimony before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on March 21, United States Indo-Pacific Commander John Aquilino continued to build on the theme of… Read More »U.S. Commander Emphasizes Military Value of COFA Nations
Every territory that became a state had anti-statehood factions and arguments against statehood before it was admitted. Idaho faced some of the same problems on… Read More »Arguments against Statehood for Idaho: A Page from History
Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress can make new states at any time, and the only requirement is that they can’t make a new state from… Read More »Requirements for Statehood