Puerto Rico Could Soon Get Real Vote on Status

“For the first time since this Caribbean island became spoils of the 1898 Spanish-American War, Washington has laid out the options for Puerto Ricans to decide what kind of relationship they want with the United States.

Whether there will be an answer is uncertain, given the political diversity of this island territory and the expected foot-dragging by the U.S. Congress.”

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