Puerto Rico Statehood

The 2012 WalkThrough Museum

Adriana Teresa Letorney | Posted 05.23.2012

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If you are traveling to Puerto Rico -- or are already here -- make sure you join us at the 2012 Taste of Rum Festival this weekend.

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Republican Primary Poses Challenge to Puerto Rico as 51st State

Maritza Stanchich, Ph.D. | Posted 05.22.2012

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Even had Rick Santorum clipped his s's in perfect Caribbean Spanish, the message would still have burst the bubble of statehood leaders in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory of nearly four million U.S. citizens gearing up for a status plebiscite in November.

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A Republican Presidential Candidate Reaches Out to Hispanic Voters

Fred Karger | Posted 05.22.2012

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The Hispanic Community and the Republican Party have much in common. We should work very hard to emphasize all our shared beliefs and work together to defeat President Obama.

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Romney Speaks Out On Statehood For Puerto Rico

AP | STEVE PEOPLES | Posted 05.17.2012

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COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — Mitt Romney is telling President Barack Obama to fire his top energy advisers. The Republican primary front-runner is poin...

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Rick Santorum Tells Puerto Ricans To Speak English, So Mitt Romney Will Win Puerto Rico

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.14.2012

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Reuters has a story out about Rick Santorum's campaign swing to Puerto Rico, whose upcoming Sunday primary has 20 delegates at stake. On that trip, Santorum suggested that if Puerto Rico wanted to become a state, it would have to adopt English as its official language. He believes that everyone should be in "compliance" with an English language standard, regardless of the fact that no such compliance requirement or enforcement mechanism exists. So, go ahead and add the lion's share of those delegates to Romney's count. With zero precincts reporting, I can now call Puerto Rico for Mitt Romney!

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Santorum To Puerto Rico: Speak English If You Want Statehood

Reuters | Posted 05.14.2012

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* Puerto Rican Republican primary set for Sunday * Territory's November referendum will address statehood question SAN ...

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How Does Puerto Rico's Status Vote Help D.C.'s Statehood Push?

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 02.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Is there a connection between Puerto Rico's upcoming statehood referendum and the District of Columbia's statehood movement? D.C. Sh...

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51st State -- "Tranquility" or Puerto Rico?

Bennett L. Gershman | Posted 04.02.2012

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The chances that there will be a 51st state in the near future are reasonably good. Whether it will be a territory on the moon, or Puerto Rico, is uncertain, although the odds heavily favor Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico To Vote On Statehood Or Independence

AP | By DANICA COTO | Posted 12.30.2011

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico's governor approved a two-part referendum on Wednesday to help decide the island's political status, but supporte...

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Somehow...Someday!...

Greg Acevedo | Posted 02.18.2012

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As a Puerto Rican, I find it amusing when the U.S. tries to instruct other nations in the practice of democracy (See: Libya and Iraq). Before the U.S. instructs other nations on the practice of democracy, it must re-think its policy in Puerto Rico.

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Foreign, for Now

Frances Negrón-Muntaner | Posted 01.31.2012

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To unilaterally annex Puerto Rican cinema to that of the U.S. will result in it being recognized less as a vital part of American culture than in rendering it invisible as a distinct form.

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Puerto Rico's Governor Proposes Referendum For Voters To Choose Statehood

AP | Posted 12.05.2011

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The governor of Puerto Rico submitted legislation Wednesday that calls for creating a two-part referendum to decide whether t...

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Obama, Puerto Rico, and Puerto Ricans

Ray Suarez | Posted 08.28.2011

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The President, you see, must win Florida to remain president after January 2013 and that's why he was in San Juan.

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GOP Ploy to Curry Latino Favor Via Puerto Rican Statehood Is Misguided

Maritza Stanchich, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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The recent GOP intelligentsia strategy to curry favor for Latino votes via support for Puerto Rican Statehood while opposing immigration reform is misguided, misinformed, and probably disingenuous.

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Congress Debates Puerto Rico Statehood Or Independence

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday approved legislation that could set in motion changes in Puerto Rico's 112-year relationship with the United ...

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Puerto Rico Democracy Act

Ray Suarez | Posted 05.25.2011

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To be Puerto Rican is to be misunderstood. After 93 years as American citizens, after 112 years after US forces took the island from the Spanish Empi...

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Why the Rush on the Puerto Rico Statehood Bill? Something Doesn't Add Up

Rep. Luis Gutierrez | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new bill is designed to craft an artificial majority for statehood where none exists now. Every time the people of Puerto Rico have been consulted on this issue through a plebiscite they've said no to Statehood.

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Again with the 51st State...

Eric Lurio | Posted 05.25.2011

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The main argument against Puerto Rican statehood is taxation. Except for DC, it has been the policy of the federal government that there be no taxation without representation, so Puerto Ricans don't pay income tax.

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Puerto Rico -- the Next Red State?

Steve Garcia | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Puerto Rico becomes a state it would add 2 senators and 7 representatives to Congress; we can expect these members to come from the conservatives that hold office in the "state" legislature.

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Puerto Rico's Path To Statehood

Steve Garcia | Posted 05.25.2011

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H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009, would make Puerto Rico the 51st state.

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