America Is Undemocratic While Puerto Rico Remains a Colony
That word —colony— strikes many Americans as hyperbolic, but it’s accurate. While Puerto Ricans have some measure of self-government, the Constitution affords Congress plenary power over Puerto Rico. The infamously racist Insular Cases, which remain the law of the land, define Puerto Rico as “a territory appurtenant and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States.”
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Puerto Rico's democratic process deserves self-determination
This apathy and inaction must end: the United States has a moral responsibility to end its political subjugation of Puerto Rico. To that end, Congress should pass H.R. 2070, the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act (PRSDA), which would establish an inclusive and transparent decolonization process that respects Puerto Ricans’ rights, nationhood and identity.
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Una organización de puertorriqueños en Estados Unidos se opone a la extensión del SSI por considerar creará más “dependencia”
Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora exhortó a líderes del Congreso a crear una comisión estadounidense-puertorriqueña que proponga alternativas para descolonizar a Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico Independence Supporters March in 9 US Cities
On Sunday, independence advocates for Puerto Rico held marches in nine U.S. cities, calling for what organizers said was “a resounding rejection of annexation and demanding decolonization.”
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Científicos boricuas piden al Congreso construir “la próxima generación del radiotelescopio de Arecibo”
Científicos puertorriqueños han hecho un llamamiento al Congreso para que financie – a un costo de alrededor de $468 millones-, la construcción de un nuevo y moderno radiotelescopio en Arecibo.
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