The flag of the United States is raised over San Juan on Oct. 18, 1898. (Wikipedia) By GREGORIO IGARTÚA DE LA ROSA Special to The STAR The fact is that several plebiscites have been held, all won by the statehood movement yet they have yielded no results in Congress. We do not vote in federal elections. One must therefore ask: Why haven’t we moved toward achieving statehood? There are several reasons, but they largely stem from the misconception that a plebiscite is required for statehood to…
