Although many Puerto Ricans applaud Chair Grijalva’s approach to restarting a long-overdue discussion on Puerto Rico’s territorial status, the American people need to understand why the island nation is very different from any other jurisdiction in the body politic of the United States.

While stories about the outcome of the local November 3 elections (and the ill-conceived, manipulated plebiscite) may have trickled into some U.S. news media, the ongoing colonial status and the crises that that status generates most certainly remain unknown and beyond comprehension in American public opinion.

While stories about the outcome of the local November 3 elections (and the ill-conceived, manipulated plebiscite) may have trickled into some U.S. news media, the ongoing colonial status and the crises that that status generates most certainly remain unknown and beyond comprehension in American public opinion.

Although many Puerto Ricans applaud Chair Grijalva’s approach to restarting a long-overdue discussion on Puerto Rico’s territorial status, the American people need to understand why the island nation is very different from any other jurisdiction in the body politic of the United States.

Historically, diasporas have proven to be very important and essential in the decolonization process and liberation struggles of many nations, Puerto Rico being no different.

Antonio Camacho, Esq., a BUDPR Collaborator and Veteran wrote to "The Hill" to answer a condescending opinion column favoring statehood for Puerto Rico

Mr. Torres’ column ignores that support for Puerto Rico statehood is as weak as ever and has been reinforced by unrealistic lies about what it would mean, oppression of freedom fighters and corruption

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