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Could Puerto Rico become a U.S. state?

Por: Newsweek Nation December 22, 2022

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Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act, which provisions for a referendum on the Caribbean Island in November 2023, with residents choosing between independence, statehood or free association with the United States.Puerto Rico is currently an unincorporated territory of the U.S. and has been under American control since the 1898 Spanish-American War.Since 1917, Puerto Ricans have had U.S. citizenship, but do... + full article



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