The Battle Over Puerto Rico’s Future

oleh: Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH

Deskripsi

<p>Puerto Rico’s future is on the agenda in Congress. Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a contentious hearing on two competing bills addressing Puerto Rico’s status. Why two competing bills? Why the dramatically different alternative to the one backed by Puerto Rico’s sole representative in Congress? Understanding the profound divide these bills embody requires understanding the constitutional controversy that has long been at the core of Puerto Rico’s status debate – and the crisis of identity that drives it.</p>