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  2. Puerto Rico statehood movement - Wikipedia

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    The Puerto Rico statehood movement (Spanish: movimiento estadista de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States. Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territorial possession of the United States acquired in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, making it "the oldest colony in the modern world". [1][a] As of 2023, the ...

  3. 2020 Puerto Rican status referendum - Wikipedia

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    The referendum was non-binding, since the power to grant statehood lies with the U.S. Congress rather than Puerto Rico. If Puerto Rico became a state, it would be expected to have two senators, four House representatives, and six electoral college votes. [29] On March 3, 2021, Congressman Darren Soto and Commissioner González-Colón introduced ...

  4. Independence movement in Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    The Ley de la Mordaza also made it illegal to sing a patriotic song, and reinforced the 1898 law that had made it illegal to display the Flag of Puerto Rico, with anyone found guilty of disobeying the law in any way being subject to a sentence of up to ten years imprisonment, a fine of up to US$10,000 (equivalent to $127,000 in 2023), or both.

  5. Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    Internet TLD. .pr. Puerto Rico[ i ] (Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR), [ 21 ] officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, [ b ][ j ] is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.

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  7. Political status of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    The United States acquired the islands of Puerto Rico in 1898 after the Spanish–American War, and the archipelago has been under U.S. sovereignty since.In 1950, Congress enacted the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 or legislation (P.L. 81-600), authorizing Puerto Rico to hold a constitutional convention and, in 1952, the people of Puerto Rico ratified a constitution establishing a ...

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