Status of Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico is a semi autonomous governing commonwealth , that is governed in association with the United States . The government is headed by the elected governor and it has two legislative chambers including the house of representatives and the senate . Puerto Rico has full control of its internal affairs , where the United States controls the international trade , the foreign policies , commerce , the administration of customs , air freights , controls land and sea , controls immigration and emigration , nationality and citizenship , control of currency , the

designing of the marine laws , the provision of the military services the establishment of military bases , army , navy and air force , the powers to declare war , constitutionality of laws , the provision of jurisdiction and legal procedures , the establishment of treaties , the control of media , the control of agriculture and mining within the territory , and also the control over the highways and the postal services . The Puerto Rico can be perceived as like any other State of the United States but it is different in some way in the sense that the Puerto Rico is not represented in either the Senate nor the Congress of the United States , that is the Puerto Ricans does not have a right to vote in the United States . It is also different from other States in the sense that it 's exempted from the internal Revenue Code of the United States . However the Puerto Rico institutions have the powers to rule in some issues more especially issues of pollution and public health where the United laws laws do not override ( HYPERLINK "http /welcome .topuertorico .org /government .shtml http /welcome .topuertorico .org /government .shtml

Puerto Rico became the United States colony on July 25 , 1898 , after the United States invading it during the Spanish-American war that made Spain to cede Puerto Rico among other States like Cuba , Philippines and Guam , under the Treaty of Paris . Through the Foraker act of 1900 , the Puerto Rica was guaranteed to elect the house representatives and in 1917 , through the Jones-Shafroth Act , Puerto Ricans were guaranteed the United States Citizenship . The attaining of Puerto Rica United states citizenship , gave an incentive for the Puerto Ricans to migrate to the United States and participated full as United States citizens during World War I

There was a struggle during this times to eliminate the United States rule in Puerto Rica but all in vain . Political leaders like Pedro Albizu Campos who was the leader for the Puerto Rican National Party struggled for change and more especially in the three-day revolt known as The Jayuya Uprising of October 30 , 1959 against the United States in the Jayuya town . The United States instead responded by declaring the Martial law and attacked Jayuya using infantry , artillery and bombers The struggle for the Puerto Ricans to get their freedom still went on and on November 1 , 1950 , the Puerto Rica nationalists by the names of Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempted to assassinate the US president Harry .S . Truman , where...