Ultimately, Puerto Rico has little say in whether it becomes a state. The U.S. seized Puerto Rico in the Spanish-American War in 1898 and granted its people citizenship in 1917. Jose Fuentes, chairman of the Washington-based Puerto Rico Statehood Council, said now is the time for Congress to put Puerto Rico “on the road to statehood” by bringing its tax, education and healthcare reimbursements in line with the mainland. “The destruction in Puerto Rico gave the U.S. a chance to do the right thing and rebuild the territory as a state,” he said. Now I live in Puerto Rico.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 03, 2017 10:02 UTC