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The Puerto Rico statehood movement (Spanish: movimiento estadista de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States.Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territorial possession of the United States acquired in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, making it "the oldest colony in the modern world".
This lack of clarity extended beyond Puerto Rico, in a presentation before the UN's Ad Hoc Committee in 1974, he stated that "Geographically Puerto Rico is part of the Caribbean. While culturally being part of the Hispano-American communities. In political and economic terms, it is associated to the United States.
On December 11, 2012, Puerto Rico's legislature resolved to request that the President and the U.S. Congress act on the results, end its territorial status and begin the process of admitting Puerto Rico to the Union as a state. [50] On January 4, 2017, Puerto Rico's new representative to Congress pushed a bill that would ratify statehood by ...
If Puerto Rico became a state, it would have a larger population than about 22 current states. Consequently, Puerto Rico would add two new senators to the U.S. Senate and require a reconfiguration ...
Spain renounced all claim to Cuba, ceded Guam and Puerto Rico and its dependent islets to the United States, and transferred sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States and in turn was paid $20,000,000 ($730 million in 2023 dollars) by the U.S. [40] General John R. Brooke became the first United States military governor of the island.
This Nov. 5, Puerto Ricans will have a non-binding vote on statehood – all Hispanic Americans should enthusiastically support the island’s fight for equality. The impact of Puerto Ricans in ...
Puerto Rico Statehood Commission; Puerto Rico Status Act; R. Norman Ramirez-Talavera; ... Puerto Rico; Timeline of sovereigntism in Puerto Rico (2000s–2010s)
A new bill renews decadeslong tensions between Puerto Ricans who want statehood and those who want to explore other territorial options.