Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has repeated his insistence that admission of any new state should require a national referendum. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced a… Read More »Adding New States to the U.S. – What the Constitution Says
Citizens of the freely associated states (FAS) have the freedom to travel and work in the United States, but they do not have the same… Read More »For Scarce Guam Housing, US Citizens Prioritized over Migrants from Freely Associated States
Can stateside Puerto Ricans keep their U.S. citizenship if Puerto Rico were to become independent? Perhaps, but maybe not. Regardless, Supreme Court precedent won’t help… Read More »Can Stateside Puerto Ricans Keep U.S. Citizenship under Independence?
Last week, the Supreme Court held oral arguments on the case of Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo… Read More »The Supreme Court Discusses Sovereignty in Puerto Rico
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, a $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill, became law on December 29, 2022. It mentions Puerto Rico 41 times, including a lengthy… Read More »Medicaid Security Granted to Puerto Rico for Five Years
Of all the notable dates in Puerto Rico’s history, June 9, 2016, stands out with special prominence, as it was the day that cracks in… Read More »A Page from History: An End to the Illusion of Puerto Rico Sovereignty
One of the last pieces of legislation to be passed by the House of Representatives in the 117th Congress was the Puerto Rico Status Act (PRSA),… Read More »Critics of Puerto Rico Status Act Focus on Process
A report from the United States Institute of Peace details the impact of China’s influence on nations that are in free association with the United… Read More »U.S. Freely Associated States and China
Although the dignity afforded through Puerto Rico statehood is appealing to most Puerto Ricans, there are skeptics on the island whose interest in statehood is… Read More »Lessons for Puerto Rico from the the Respect for Marriage Act
