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Puerto Rico wants statehood – but only Congress can make it the 51st state in the United States

  • Written by Rashid Carlos Jamil Marcano Rivera, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Indiana University
imageAs an unincorporated U.S. territory, Puerto Rico has fewer constitutional and political rights than a state.ankmsn/Getty

Puerto Ricans requested statehood on Nov. 3, 2020, with 52.3% of voters asking to change the island’s status from unincorporated territory to U.S. state.

This is the sixth time statehood has been on the ballot since Puerto...

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