Looking at President Donald Trump’s promises to expand the U.S. by claiming Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal, some ...

Unlike Canadians, Puerto Ricans actually want to become a state. They are eager to gain the full rights and responsibilities of statehood.

"Benito is reminding newer generations of who they are, and where they come from," a scholar told the Latin Times when ...

There are more than 3 million U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico, most of whom have voted to gain statehood for years. Last November, 58% of Puerto Rican voters chose statehood, with the next ...

A symbol of displacement Those who grew up in Puerto Rico say it wasn't uncommon to hear Hawaii mentioned in debates around statehood — a question the island has wrestled with for more than a ...

In 1993, a non-binding vote taken in Puerto Rico showed most citizens still wanted to maintain their commonwealth status with the United States, while the possibility of statehood came in second.

Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election The winner will replace Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, who was defeated by González in an upset in a ...