Around the world Quote by Alex Cora

Puerto Ricans, it doesn't matter where they live, it doesn't matter how long it's been since they visited the island, their hearts are there.…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

As Puerto Ricans, we don't do enough. I keep saying in the history books, when you are teaching history, there should be a chapter…

— Alex Cora

I represent Latinos. I represent Puerto Ricans.

— Alex Cora

I think that there are times when Puertoricans think, "Oh, we are blessed with the relationship with the U.S." But the end result will…

— Oscar Lopez Rivera

Puerto Ricans are Americans. We've been American citizens since 1917. We fought the same battles, made the same sacrifices. We've lost our land in…

— Nelson Antonio Denis

I am surprised at the number of Puerto Ricans that are moving out of Puerto Rico still. I thought that, by now, the immigration…

— Oscar Lopez Rivera

It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity without separating politically from U.S. national sovereignty.

— Dick Thornburgh

I am willing to bet that there are some Puerto Ricans who don’t know about [their status].

— Sonia Sotomayor

It's not only inhumane to treat Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens. It's deeply un-American.

— Tom Perez

Puerto Ricans are so well educated, they're so capable, they're so competent, but due to a lack of opportunity, when you graduate from college,…

— Brock Pierce

“The Puerto Ricans who come to our cities today have no place to roast pigs outdoors...”

— Jane Jacobs

I believe that the overwhelming majority of Puerto Rico wants to be Puerto Ricans. I have been in five different states in the United…

— Oscar Lopez Rivera

I believe, as a Puerto Rican, that the majority of Puerto Ricans want to be Puerto Ricans. Once we become annexed to the United…

— Oscar Lopez Rivera

There's one last thing we need to point out. And it is a fact that Puerto Rico is a colonial territory of the United…

— Ricky Rossello

Puerto Ricans are United States citizens, and I think that the issue of statehood or independence needs to be addressed and needs to be…

— Rosie Perez