Could Puerto Rico Become the 51st US State?

Guest: Charles R. Venator-Santiago, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and El Instituto: Institute for Latino/a, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies, University of Connecticut The governor of Puerto Rico is orchestrating a major push to demand that Congress honor the wishes of his people, who voted a week ago to become a full-fledged state. Puerto Rico’s governor Ricardo Rossello says statehood would be better for the island’s economy – and frankly that its current status is unfair and undemocratic.