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Puerto Rico has been part of the US for 125 years, but its future remains contested

  • Written by Jorge Duany, Professor of Anthropology and Director of Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University
Puerto Rico has been part of the US for 125 years, but its future remains contestedA woman waves a Puerto Rico flag to support Puerto Rican statehood on March 2, 2021.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

In the 125 years since U.S. troops invaded Puerto Rico on July 25, 1898, during the Spanish-American War, the U.S. government has controlled the island militarily, politically and economically – with no end in sight or, for Puerto...

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