My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.
We are a possession of the United States. Congress has full authorization power over Puerto Rico.
In Puerto Rico, we continue to see the perpetuation of second-class citizenship in the United States.
American imperialism is often traced to the takeover of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii in 1898.
Expenditures have gone rampant in Puerto Rico: lack of accountability - total lack of accountability.
Puerto Rico got too futuristic with the electronic reggaeton. It lost the essence of the reggae music.
I was dancing for my grandpa from the time I was 4 or 5 years old in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico, within the span of two weeks, received two Category 4-5 hurricanes. That has never happened anywhere. The devastation has been enormous.
In Puerto Rico we dance to everything.
I'll live in Puerto Rico until the day I die.
You know, you may not be born in Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rican is definitely born in you.
I am second-generation American, and my grandparents are from Puerto Rico.
As U.S. citizens, Puerto Rico has paid their part.
Culturally, the arts of Puerto Rico is really unmatched by any other island.
However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of the local government in Puerto Rico are defined by, and subject to alteration under, federal statutory law.
Puerto Rico still has the wherewithal to be a tourist destination.
