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...Puerto Rico should become the 51st American state, a former governor of the commonwealth told about 100 people at Boylston Hall yesterday...
...former governor said that statehood would not deprive the population of its cultural heritage because Puerto Rico is more like a "salad" than a "melting pot," with each "ingredient" retaining its identity. "We are an island, separated by 1000 miles of water. You cannot impose customs or language on anyone," he said...
...Puerto Rico's current commonwealth status offers the islands tax benefits but does not give them full political representation. Romero-Barcelo said because welfare services are not provided by the federal government at the same level as for U.S. states, the tax shelters now enjoyed by corporations and wealthy residents actually hurt the island as a whole...
...Puerto Rico became an American territory after the Spanish-American War in 1898, and its residents have held U.S. citizenship since...
...shame, because whenever they debate in Puerto Rico they're at each others' throats," said Jorge Ramirez '93. "This issue stirs a lot of passions in Puerto Rico, and it would have been helpful for people to see not just the various viewpoints but also the depth of concern...