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Are We Asking the Wrong Question? More Than 35 Opportunities... Why Is Puerto Rico Still a Territory?

For more than 128 years, Puerto Rico has remained an unincorporated territory of the United States. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself why?

If Congress has had more than 35 periods of unified government times when one political party controlled the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate why has Puerto Rico never been incorporated or admitted as a state?

In this episode of Puerto Rico, Open Your Eyes, we examine the historical record, compare Puerto Rico's constitutional path with that of Hawaii, explain the difference between incorporated and unincorporated territories, and explore why this distinction continues to shape Puerto Rico's political future more than a century later.

Whether you support statehood, independence, free association, the current territorial status, or reunification with Spain, this episode invites you to ask one simple question:

Are we asking the wrong question?

Join us as we explore the history through documented sources, constitutional developments, and overlooked facts that continue to influence Puerto Rico today.

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