Every year, New York’s political class flocks to Somos following Election Day, in a sign of the central importance that Latinos, and particularly Puerto Ricans, have in the state’s politics. But lawmakers of Puerto Rican descent want to do more than just celebrate Puerto Rican heritage; they want to change the relationship that currently exists between the United States and Puerto Rico.
Independence or statehood
When it comes to Puerto Rico-related policy, there is no bigger question than the issue of the island’s status. Currently, Puerto Rico is an “unincorporated territory” of the United States, along with Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands…