The American Rescue Plan is the reconciliation bill for the COVID-19 relief act. When the House of Representatives and the Senate have two different versions of a bill, they can… Read more »

Fair play for nationals and citizens of unincorporated territories: Congress and courts address citizenship rights in U.S. territories By Dr. William B. Cleary Professor of Law, Hiroshima Shudo University, Former… Read more »

The question — “Does Puerto Rico deserve statehood?” — is ridiculous on the face of it. The United States has never admitted states because they deserved statehood, nor refused them… Read more »

Senator Schumer said, before the 2020 plebiscite, that he would “love to” make Puerto Rico a state, “especially if they vote for it.” "I would love to make them states."@SenSchumer… Read more »

Axios interviewed Puerto Rico’s new governor, Pedro Pierluisi. Pierluisi used to be the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, and has always been a strong supporter of statehood for Puerto Rico…. Read more »