In a recent article published in The Hill, José Enrique Meléndez-Ortiz, a representative in Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives, argues that “[i]t is no coincidence… Read More »Puerto Rico and U.S. National Security
While Puerto Rico is in a strong economic position compared to other Caribbean and Latin American economies, it is not well off when compared with… Read More »Would Statehood Strengthen Puerto Rico’s Economy?
In remarks last Friday, Ambassador Joseph Yun, who was appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations in 2022 and is leading U.S. deliberations with the… Read More »FAS are Foreign Countries with “Complete Independence” Says Presidential Advisor
Twenty-one veterans from Puerto Rico recently took part in the first Honor Flight from Puerto Rico to Washington, D.C. One of the participants was Angel… Read More »Puerto Rico Veteran Joins Honor Flight
Puerto Rico voters have voted for statehood three times since 2012. It seems simple: the voters chose statehood, so now Congress should admit Puerto Rico.… Read More »The Story Behind the Puerto Rico Status Act
The Puerto Rico Status Act, a proposal to give a stronger voice to the people of Puerto Rico, was passed by the U.S. House of… Read More »Puerto Rico Status Act Provides New Opening for Debate
When a senior U.S. military leader described U.S. national security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region at a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Armed… Read More »House Armed Services Committee Considers Freely Associated States
On Thursday, April 20, 2023, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AR) was joined by Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Rep. Nydia… Read More »Puerto Rico Status Act Reintroduced
After decades of debate, Puerto Rico is now recognized for what it is: a U.S. territory, or to put it less gently, a colony. Puerto… Read More »Puerto Rico’s Next Step: Statehood or Nationhood?
