Armed forces Quote by Ricardo Rossello

The one key difference is that Puerto Rico is a colonial territory. We don't have representation. We have a difficult time getting funding from…

— Ricky Rossello

People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens - except for the teeny, tiny, mind-boggling fact that if you live in Puerto Rico, you…

— W. Kamau Bell

The real problem with Puerto Rico is that it keeps losing its best and brightest. It keeps losing its leaders and its future leaders…

— Brock Pierce

Puerto Rico is not a full part of the United States. We're a territory or a colonial territory.

— Ricky Rossello

Puerto Rico has two divergent paths forward. After a reasonable transition period, it could become a state. Or it can become a sovereign nation.

— Pedro Pierluisi

We are a possession of the United States. Congress has full authorization power over Puerto Rico.

— Ricardo Rossello

Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents in 1952, but federal law is supreme in Puerto…

— Dick Thornburgh

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

It is unbelievable that the federal court itself ignores that rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution apply in Puerto Rico.

— Eduardo Bhatia

Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have used the tools provided by their own local constitution…

— Dick Thornburgh

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road…

— Dick Thornburgh

The 3.5 million people in Puerto Rico are American citizens. They deserve fair and equal treatment as Americans.

— Tom Perez