All of the rights and responsibilities under the U.S. Constitution would fully apply to Puerto Ricans living in Puerto Rico if Puerto Rico were to… Read More »Continued Citizenship for Stateside Puerto Ricans?
The loss of U.S. citizenship in a newly independent Puerto Rico is typically seen as a legal issue. Last week, a panel of experts on… Read More »U.S. Citizenship as a National Security Issue
In 1988, the Guam delegate to the U.S. Congress, Ben G. Blaz, introduced the Guam Commonwealth Act. The bill died but was reintroduced in 1994… Read More »Guam’s Quixotic Quest for “Commonwealth”
The term “commonwealth” can mean different things to different people. When used to describe Puerto Rico’s relationship with the United States, it is a constantly… Read More »Commonwealth: The Historic Stumbling Block to Resolve Puerto Rico’s Status
Studying colonialism in the United States can be a challenge. In elementary schools, the focus often is on the colonial history of the 13 original… Read More »For Educators — Studying Colonialism in the U.S. Today
For decades, the people of Puerto Rico have gone to the polls and voted for the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico to have a more… Read More »Puerto Rico Decides, But Congress First Defines
Antonio Fernós-Isern was Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in the 1950s, when Puerto Rico developed its own constitution. He proposed that the United States should stop… Read More »A Page from History: The Fernós-Isern Bill
The issue of U.S. citizenship in Puerto Rico and related constitutional implications have long been a subject of debate. On numerous occasions, Congress reached out… Read More »A Page from History: US Justice Department Testifies on Puerto Rico Constitutional Questions
In 2000, President Bill Clinton established the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status. The Task Force would ultimately go on to release three reports,… Read More »A Page from History: What the White House Says About U.S. Citizenship in a New Nation of Puerto Rico
