Democrats Introduce Bill to Make Puerto Rico a State
Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Representative Darren Soto (D-Fl.) have introduced a measure that would make Puerto Rico the nation’s 51st state. The proposal, also supported by Puerto Rico’s nonvoting member in the United States House, Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), outlines a process to make the territory a state should it be ratified by Puerto Rican…