Puerto Rican Constitutional Law Scholars Refute Baseless Letter Written by Law Professors who Justify the Perpetuation of American Imperialism Upon Puerto Rico
In a gross oversimplification and exercise in obfuscation, today a group of American Professors -only one of whom has written serious articles on Puerto Rico- made public a well-drafted but intellectually defective letter to favor Statehood, where conclusions are reached but no explanations given.
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Self-Determination Movement Builds up Steam
100 + GROUPS, LEADERS RALLY FOR ‘PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION ACT’PR University Professors and Local leaders, Municipal Resolutions, Color of Change and SunriseMovement DC among growing surge of support for Puerto Ricans to chart their own future
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Going deeper: Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez insist Puerto Rico self determination is the only way
Joined by 52 co-sponsors, a bill by Rep. Soto and Gonzalez-Colón would have Congress accept the non-binding referendum’s results. If passed, the next step would be to hold a ratification vote by the people of Puerto Rico to accept admission into the United States.
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Contrarrestan iniciativa anexionista del gobierno boricua en EE.UU.
Varias organizaciones contrarrestaron hoy la ofensiva impulsada por el gobierno de Puerto Rico en el Congreso de Estados Unidos a favor de la anexión.
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‘We’re Literally Fighting For Our Lives.’ A New Political Movement Emerges Outside Puerto Rico’s Two-Party System
“For the newer generations, all of their life what they have seen is Puerto Rico in an economic recession,” says Edil Sepúlveda Carl, a lawyer based in the Washington D.C. area who engages with the federal government on issues of Puerto Rican self-determination.
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