A Page from History: The Sugar Industry in Puerto Rico
Sugar was new to Europe in the 1500s. It became hugely popular and profitable quickly, and Puerto Rico…
March 2025
The Debate: Does Statehood Mean Assimilation?
Statehood is by far the preferred political status option among Puerto Rico voters, but although it is clear…
A Page From History: CRS Says No Constitutional Protection of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizenship
For many decades, as Congress has considered how to end Puerto Rico’s impermanent status as a United States…
Reshoring to Puerto Rico
Efforts toward reshoring — that is, bringing manufacturing back to the United States — has been a national…
English as “the official language” of Puerto Rico
On March 1, President Donald Trump signed an order designating English as “the official language of the United…
Poll Shows Americans Choose Puerto Rico as the 51st State
President Donald Trump continues to talk about making Canada the 51st state, but a new poll of American…
Remembering Rep. Raul Grijalva
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) died after a battle with cancer on March 13, 2025, at the age of…
Puerto Rico and Federal Laws
Over the years, proponents of Puerto Rico’s “commonwealth” relationship with the United States have proposed a range of…
U.S. Polling Data and the Territories
President Donald Trump continues to talk about annexing Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal. We are beginning to…
Puerto Rican Spanish
Just as native speakers of English in Jamaica, Australia, South Africa, and the United States will have differences…
