On April 14th, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to examine two bills which affect Puerto Rico. The first is HR 1522,  the Puerto Rico Statehood… Read more »

Former counsel in the White House and National Security Council for territorial political status negotiations, Howard Hills, just updated a 2021 second edition of his 2016 book Citizens Without A State. CWAS is an authoritative,… Read more »

In general, Puerto Rico has three viable status options under the U.S. Constitution: statehood current territory status independence Statehood has been the preferred choice in the past three referenda, and… Read more »

We appreciate the nine members of California’s Congressional delegation who are already cosponsoring HR 1522, the Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act. Here they are: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]* Rep. Carbajal,… Read more »

One of the elements of the Velazquez bill is a recommendation that Puerto Rico should decide on the future political status with a ranked choice vote. Ranked choice voting, not… Read more »