Puerto Ricans were basically for statehood.

Puerto Ricans considered those claims hypocritical.

And I love them Puerto Ricans,

Makin' trouble for the Puerto Ricans?

Paradoxically, Congress could send Puerto Ricans to the battlefield but Puerto Ricans could not send representatives to Congress.

The Puerto Ricans grumble, 'Fair fight'

Now, which one of these Puerto Ricans bloodied you?

Puerto Ricans were doing their part to achieve full independence.

That option was currently supported by a majority of Puerto Ricans.

Puerto Ricans needed to face that reality and help each other.

Almost half of the total number of Puerto Ricans resided in various parts of the United States where, for many generations, Puerto Ricans had intermarried with other ethnic groups.

Hence, the national liberation struggle has been organized not only by Puerto Ricans living in the island, but also by Puerto Ricans living in the territory of the metropolitan Power.

Approximately 400 Puerto Ricans had been killed and 1,000 wounded in that war.

Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans had played a significant role in United States history.

However, in the absence of a declaration of statehood, Puerto Ricans faced considerable discrimination.

In March 1917, two months after Puerto Ricans had been declared United States citizens under the Jones Act, 17,855 Puerto Ricans had been called up for military service on the European theatre of operations.

In a way, Puerto Ricans, especially Puerto Rico residents, were viewed as second class citizens.

Under its current status, Commonwealth associated with the United States, Puerto Ricans enjoyed certain rights.

Furthermore, young Puerto Ricans were being used to support an illegal occupation and massacre in Iraq.

Of the 65,034 Puerto Ricans who had participated in World War II, 36,217 had been compulsorily enlisted.

Puerto Ricans had fought the feared United States Navy and managed to drive it off their land.

Several Puerto Ricans prosecuted for their activities in support of Puerto Rican independence live secretly in exile.

At present, 17 Puerto Ricans men and women both are serving long sentences in United States penitentiaries.

Facebook user Margarita Javier shared just how meaningful that moment was for her and for countless Puerto Ricans

Increasing numbers of Puerto Ricans were beginning to reject the social, economic and political situation of the country.

And you heard what that Lt. Schrank said... we gotta make nice with them Puerto Ricans or else.

When it comes to the next generation of African descended Costa Ricans, English hasn t always been the mother tongue.

What Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans particularly needed was statehood and the same rights as other United States citizens.

Puerto Ricans wanted to be citizens of the United States and also contribute to the welfare of the world.

As long as Puerto Rico remained a colony, Puerto Ricans would be second class citizens in the United States.

quot What is on the table is the final definition We must be either Yankees or Puerto Ricans. quot

The continued attempts to deny Puerto Ricans full American citizenship ran counter to the principles of democracy, and must stop.

It was time to end the longstanding discrimination that had relegated Puerto Ricans to a kind of second class citizenship.

We Puerto Ricans have our own Antigones who, because they are ours, are more valuable and more useful to us.

The issue of the application of the death penalty to Puerto Ricans convicted of crimes was described in detail in paragraph 23 of the 2000 report (A AC.109 2000 L.3), as were recent cases in which the death penalty was sought against Puerto Ricans.

In fact all people who join online are free to call themselves Danish Puerto Ricans, no matter where they're originally from.

Accordingly, Puerto Rico's problem was not its alleged colonial status but discriminatory practices that reduced Puerto Ricans to second rate citizens .

In 1917, on the eve of the First World War, the United States imposed United States citizenship on all Puerto Ricans.

All Puerto Ricans were American citizens and the island was governed in the same way as the other states of the Union.

She urged the Committee to consider the evidence and recognize the need for Puerto Ricans to secure their self determination and liberty.

quot The United States is not exercising true sovereignty over Puerto Rico because Puerto Ricans are not citizens of the United States.

Aware as we are of the deplorable results of such an approach, we Costa Ricans wish to rid ourselves of such self deception.

The colonial domination of Puerto Rico reinforced the systematic discrimination and racial prejudice against the 2.7 million Puerto Ricans living in the United States.

Today, we Costa Ricans reaffirm our conviction that our destiny as a nation is indissolubly linked to that of the other nations of the Isthmus.

Following the publication of this article, a worried US president Barack Obama issued a broadcast warning Puerto Ricans that they must take the Zika virus seriously.