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The United States acquired the islands of Puerto Rico in 1898 after the Spanish–American War, and the archipelago has been under U.S. sovereignty since.In 1950, Congress enacted the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 or legislation (P.L. 81-600), authorizing Puerto Rico to hold a constitutional convention and, in 1952, the people of Puerto Rico ratified a constitution establishing a ...
In 2008, attorney Gregorio Igartúa and others in a fourth round of litigation (Igartúa IV) attempted to bring a class action suit claiming they and other U.S. citizen-residents of Puerto Rico have a right to vote for a Representative to the U.S. House of Representatives from Puerto Rico and a right to have Representatives from Puerto Rico in ...
Representation-wise, Puerto Ricans have no voting representative in the U.S. Congress, but do have a Resident Commissioner who has a voice in Congress (but no vote except for committee-level voting). Puerto Ricans must also serve in the United States military anytime conscription is ordered, with the same duties as a US citizen residing in the ...
Although they are U.S. citizens, residents of Puerto Rico — whether born there or moved there — cannot vote in presidential elections beyond primaries and do not have representation in ...
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was still a colony, albeit one with a fancy name. Over the past 50 years, Puerto Ricans have held six votes on status. The first, in 1967, yielded a victory for an ...
Puerto Ricans have been denied equality under the law including full representation in the U.S.government for over 125 years, despite having a greater population than 19 states.
Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives, who do not have a right to vote on legislation in the full House but nevertheless have floor privileges and are able to participate in certain other House functions.
As residents of a U.S. territory, the 3.2 million U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico have neither voting representation in the federal government nor international sovereignty of their own. They are ...