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Puerto Rico: Thoughts on Statehood

Categories: Latin America, Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Gil Schmidt, who lived 20 years in the U.S., argues that Puerto Rico never has a chance of statehood [1]. Following his post, a commenter writes [2], “That's absolutely right. Puerto Rico's status means nothing to Americans. To Puerto Ricans, it means everything.”