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
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
Every territory that became a state had anti-statehood factions and arguments against statehood before it was admitted. Idaho faced some of the same problems on… Read More »Arguments against Statehood for Idaho: A Page from History
Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress can make new states at any time, and the only requirement is that they can’t make a new state from… Read More »Requirements for Statehood
On Tuesday, March 14, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing on U.S. strategy in the Pacific Islands. The hearing focused heavily on… Read More »Senate Committee Reinforces Compacts’ Importance to U.S. Military
Puerto Rico’s population is declining, but in Massachusetts the numbers are climbing. Just over 13% of residents of Massachusetts are Hispanic, according to Census Bureau… Read More »Puerto Rico and Massachusetts
Puerto Rico voters have never voted for independence. When placed on a ballot, the independence option has never received much more than 5%of the vote. … Read More »The Ethics of Independence Advocacy