A new Indo-Pacific Task Force established in the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee held a hearing today on how the Compacts of Free… Read More »Congress Considers U.S. Military Rights under Free Association as China Threat Grows
The Puerto Rico Status Act calls for a vote in Puerto Rico on political status. It specifies three status options, two of which give Puerto… Read More »What Happens to U.S. Citizenship If Puerto Rico Becomes Independent? Possible Scenarios
In April, Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), the lead Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, reintroduced legislation to offer the people of Puerto Rico a… Read More »Citizens of the Freely Associated States in the U.S.
The Philippine Islands were ceded to the United States by Spain on April 11, 1899. The Philippines then became a territory of the United States… Read More »What Happened to Filipinos in the U.S. after Independence?
In remarks last Friday, Ambassador Joseph Yun, who was appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations in 2022 and is leading U.S. deliberations with the… Read More »Freely Associated States are Foreign Countries with “Complete Independence” Says Presidential Advisor
Puerto Rico voters have voted for statehood three times since 2012. It seems simple: the voters chose statehood, so now Congress should admit Puerto Rico.… Read More »The Story Behind the Puerto Rico Status Act
The Puerto Rico Status Act, a proposal to give a stronger voice to the people of Puerto Rico, was passed by the U.S. House of… Read More »Puerto Rico Status Act Provides New Opening for Debate
On Thursday, April 20, 2023, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AR) was joined by Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Rep. Nydia… Read More »Puerto Rico Status Act Reintroduced
After decades of debate, Puerto Rico is now recognized for what it is: a U.S. territory, or to put it less gently, a colony. Puerto… Read More »Puerto Rico’s Next Step: Statehood or Nationhood?
