Senate Hearing on Puerto Rico’s Status

The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is in charge of Puerto Rico. They hold hearings on Puerto Rico’s status every few years. The most recent hearing included… Read more »

The Making of the Commonwealth Myth: Part III

Although its future is unresolved, Puerto Rico is more integrated into the union already than any other territory has been when becoming a state. Because Congress has for decades ignored… Read more »

The Making of the Commonwealth Myth: Part II

The 1922 ruling that separated U.S. citizenship from the Constitution meant that U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico owed allegiance to the U.S. and bore the heaviest duties of citizenship,… Read more »

The Making of the Commonwealth Myth: Part I

In 1901 the U.S. Supreme ruled that the U.S. could govern Puerto Rico without applying the Constitution to the territory or its people. The court’s explanation of its decision was… Read more »

Florida’s Puerto Rican Voters Keep in Touch

How are Puerto Ricans on the mainland keeping in touch with news about Puerto Rico? A new survey of Puerto Rican voters in Central Florida’s I-4 corridor shows that TV… Read more »