"From today going forward, the federal government will no longer be able to ignore the voice of the majority of the American citizens in Puerto Rico," Gov. "It would be highly contradictory for Washington to demand democracy in other parts of the world, and not respond to the legitimate right to self-determination that was exercised today in the American territory of Puerto Rico." It was the lowest level of participation in any election in Puerto Rico since 1967, according to Carlos Vargas Ramos, an associate with the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York. "Puerto Rico voted for statehood." Among those hoping Puerto Rico will become a state is Jose Alvarez, a 61-year-old businessman.

Source: Fox News June 11, 2017 22:41 UTC