» A Page from History: The Sugar Industry in Puerto Rico
31/03/25 18:06 from Puerto Rico Report
Sugar was new to Europe in the 1500s. It became hugely popular and profitable quickly, and Puerto Rico was in the center of the action. Spain brought sugarcane from what is now the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico and established sugar ...

» The Debate: Does Statehood Mean Assimilation?
28/03/25 02:16 from Puerto Rico Report
Statehood is by far the preferred political status option among Puerto Rico voters, but although it is clear that statehood offers equal rights, permanent citizenship, and economic improvement for the territory, but some fear that it cou...

» A Page From History: CRS Says No Constitutional Protection of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizenship
26/03/25 02:09 from Puerto Rico Report
For many decades, as Congress has considered how to end Puerto Rico’s impermanent status as a United States territory, one question has remained as a significant source of contention: what would happen to Puerto Rican U.S. citizens...

» Reshoring to Puerto Rico
23/03/25 02:44 from Puerto Rico Report
Efforts toward reshoring — that is, bringing manufacturing back to the United States — has been a national policy priority for a decade now, and supply chain disruptions during the pandemic gave these efforts a push. By now, ...

» English as “the official language” of Puerto Rico
20/03/25 14:42 from Puerto Rico Report
On March 1, President Donald Trump signed an order designating English as “the official language of the United States.” The executive order does not exempt U.S. territories or the District of Columbia. Like all federal laws, ...

» Poll Shows Americans Choose Puerto Rico as the 51st State
17/03/25 13:37 from Puerto Rico Report
President Donald Trump continues to talk about making Canada the 51st state, but a new poll of American adults shows that Canada is not the first choice among the American people to be the 51st state. That distinction goes to Puerto Rico...

» Remembering Rep. Raul Grijalva
14/03/25 16:44 from Puerto Rico Report
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) died after a battle with cancer on March 13, 2025, at the age of 77. Grijalva  was a member of Congress for nearly a quarter of a century and was influential in the efforts to provide a permanent, non-colonial p...

» Puerto Rico and Federal Laws
13/03/25 15:47 from Puerto Rico Report
Over the years, proponents of Puerto Rico’s “commonwealth” relationship with the United States have proposed a range of “developed,” “enhanced,” or “perfected” versions of  this ̶...

» U.S. Polling Data and the Territories
10/03/25 15:19 from Puerto Rico Report
President Donald Trump continues to talk about annexing Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal. We are beginning to see polling data on how the residents of these regions feel about the idea. 80% of Canadians “would never vote for...