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Citing reports that show that 59% of Americans also support Puerto Rico becoming the 51st state, Laws Garcia believes that "Congress must now do its part to empower the 3.2 million U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico and live up to America's founding values of government by consent of the governed."
Puerto Rico last voted on a statehood referendum in 2020 in which voters were asked if Puerto Rico should become a state. The measure was approved with 52% in favor of statehood.
Statehood is one of several competing options for the future political status of Puerto Rico, including: maintaining its current status, becoming fully independent, or becoming a freely associated state. Puerto Rico has held six referendums on the topic.
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As a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico is neither a state nor an independent country—and politics over its status remain complicated.
Congress ultimately has the final say on whether Puerto Rico becomes a state. Ad Feedback. As The New York Times reported, the number of Puerto Ricans moving to Florida over the last...
The Puerto Rico Status Act aims to provide the island's residents with a choice in the year 2025: become a sovereign nation associated with the U.S., declare independence or start on a pathway to statehood.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence, in a...
The referendum was non-binding, since the power to grant statehood lies with the U.S. Congress rather than Puerto Rico. If Puerto Rico became a state, it would be expected to have two senators, four House representatives, and six electoral college votes. [29]
Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., and Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez, Puerto Rico's nonvoting member of Congress and a Republican, introduced new legislation Tuesday to make the U.S. territory a state.