Puerto Rican independence https://www.cfpublic.org/tags/puerto-rican-independence Puerto Rican independence en-US Copyright Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:32:10 GMT Intersection: Statehood For Puerto Rico? https://www.cfpublic.org/2017-06-16/intersection-statehood-for-puerto-rico Puerto Rico voted for statehood- but not everyone took part in the referendum. Less than a quarter of the population cast a vote. Is statehood the best option for the economically struggling island? What's the impetus in Washington for adding another state? And what would it mean for Puerto Ricans in Central Florida? Maria Padilla, Wilton Vargas and Ronald Morales.
Maria Padilla, Wilton Vargas and Ronald Morales.

Puerto Rico voted for statehood in a referendum last Sunday. At first glance the results seem pretty clear:  97% of voters said yes to statehood. But less than 25% of Puerto Ricans actually cast a vote in the referendum.

Meanwhile, there’s support from lawmakers here in Central Florida for statehood, where there’s a growing Puerto Rican population, but what kind of impetus is there in Washington to add another star to the US flag?

Florida International University’s Cuban Research Institute director Jorge Duany joins the program, along with orlandolatino.org founder Maria Padilla, tecnetico.com founder Wilton Vargas & Ronald Morales who moved to Florida from Puerto Rico in 2015.

]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:32:10 GMT https://www.cfpublic.org/2017-06-16/intersection-statehood-for-puerto-rico Matthew Peddie