Puerto Rican Group Wants the Island to Rejoin Spain

Puerto Rican Group Wants the Island to Rejoin Spain

A Caribbean island under U.S. jurisdiction is contemplating a future more akin to the Canary Islands. Puerto Rico, an American territory, has put forth several proposals aiming to sever ties with the United States and re-align with Spain, over a century since it bid farewell to its former European ruler. With a population of 3.2 million, Puerto […] The post Puerto Rican Group Wants the Island to Rejoin Spain appeared first on www.independentsent…

Puerto Ricans Want to Be Part of Spain – IOTW Report

Fodors A group of activists on the island, organized as Adelante Reunificationistas (Forward Reunificationists), have said the best way forward for Puerto Rico is to rejoin Spain. They say they have the

Some Puerto Ricans Want the Territory to Leave U.S. and Join Spain

The political status of Puerto Rico has been an unsolved question for over a century.  The island is a U.S. territory in the Atlantic Ocean with more than 3 million residents, all of whom are U.S. citizens, but do not have representation in Congress or the right to vote for president. Puerto Rico has been an unincorporated territory of the United States since 1898, and questions about its future status are at least that old, as island residents …