{"id":30,"date":"2008-05-27T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-27T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2008-05-27T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-27T23:05:00","slug":"puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=30","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Puerto Rico<\/a> now playing a vital role in the Democratic National nomination I was excited to read the recent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times. If you have not read it, please do if you are interested in the issue of Puerto Rico’s status as a US commonwealth. The news piece is so amazing that I have posted it to my Facebook page and plan on sending it out to family and friends. Puerto Ricans on the island are at a standstill regarding whether the majority of residents want to become a state, remain a commonwealth, with a less popular notion of becoming an independent country (which is not going to happen in my opinion.) I personally support it becoming the 51st state but you can find many who prefer the status quo. The Puerto Ricans on the mainland of the USA need to really watch what’s going on en nuestra isla de sangre, cultura, y corazon<\/span>. And with the National Puerto Rican Day Parade<\/a> happening on Sunday, June 8, I have to represent my proud people. Boricua!<\/p>\n