On the other hand, emancipation refers to freeing Puerto Rico from its colonial status, a concept that encompasses the nation's broader desire for self-determination and political equality.

A national coalition of stateside Puerto Ricans sent a letter to Biden urging him and a new White House Puerto Rico task force address issues around status and the financial crisis.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The party of Puerto Rico's governor is pushing for a constitutional assembly to help resolve the U.S. territory's political status. Members of the Popular Democratic ...

Puerto Rico’s New Political Party Is Putting Faith Before State The right-wing Projecto Dignidad skips the island’s status debate. Coral Murphy Marcos July+August 2024 Issue ...

The debate is likely to continue as Puerto Rico faces other challenges. The island is dealing with a challenging economy which includes a 13.9% unemployment rate.

That split reflects the core of Puerto Rico’s politics, which have orbited around the issue of status — and more specifically statehood — since the island’s current political system was ...

The political status of Puerto Rico has been a contentious topic since the island became an unincorporated territory of the United States in 1901. Under its current status, Puerto Rico is a U.S ...

A national coalition of stateside Puerto Ricans sent a letter to Biden urging him and a new White House Puerto Rico task force address issues around status and the financial crisis.

A national coalition of stateside Puerto Ricans sent a letter to Biden urging him and a new White House Puerto Rico task force address issues around status and the financial crisis.