In the early 1950’s, Puerto Rico drafted a constitution, a necessary step toward statehood for U.S. territories. The U.S. Congress made some changes to the Puerto Rican Constitution and then, in 1952, passed legislation approving it. When the bill went to President Truman’s desk, the State Department wrote a letter to the president recommending that … Continue reading A Page from History: Was the United Nations Correct about Puerto Rico?