Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was told to provide a translation after speaking Spanish in support of statehood for Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico, acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American War, is a commonwealth, or self-governing state, subject to the authority of Congress. Residents can vote in presidential primaries but not the general election. The island has a nonvoting member of Congress but no voting representatives or senators, as states have.
Puerto Rico has given its residents the opportunity to express their opinion on the island’s governmental status, holding various nonbinding votes on its relationship to the United States. In a 2020 ballot measure that asked a single question about statehood, 52.3% of voters said they favored Puerto Rico becoming a state. In three earlier nonbinding plebiscites between 1967 and 1998, a majority of Puerto Rican voters favored remaining as a commonwealth. Other residents favored outright independence.
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Don’t listen to her she’s stupid
She ain’t Boricua. She’s North American. You have to be born in Puerto Rico to be called Boricua
She’s playing her nice girl role now .. what a fake person
Weirdo
Hey look, it’s one of the dumbest people in Congress! The list is long and distinguished, especially on the Communist Left side but nonetheless, she’s right at the top of it!
TF is she pandering about now??
It’s America speak english .. strange how omar . Aoc etc put America as there 2nd country . Kick them out .