Puerto Rico and New Jersey
Five percent of New Jersey’s population is of Puerto Rican heritage — that’s about 462,995 people. Puerto Ricans are the largest group within New Jersey’s… Read More »Puerto Rico and New Jersey
Five percent of New Jersey’s population is of Puerto Rican heritage — that’s about 462,995 people. Puerto Ricans are the largest group within New Jersey’s… Read More »Puerto Rico and New Jersey
The U.S. government has come out in opposition to Guam and American Samoa – two U.S. territories – joining the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) .… Read More »US Says No to Guam, American Samoa Joining Pacific Islands Forum
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