History

Puerto Rico is a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. The governor is elected and it also have two legislative chambers.Puerto Rico has authority over its internal affairs.There officials language are Spanish and English.

In 1943 during his second voyage, Christopher Columbus landed in Puerto Rico.In 1508 the Spanish government appointed Juan Ponce de León the first governor of the island, under this command the original settlement was relocated to a nearby coastal islet and named Puerto Rico. National Congress for Puerto Rican rights is a membership, activist, grassroots organization dedicated to securing full equality and end the discrimination againts Puerto Ricans.Approximately 100,000 Dominicans now live in Puerto Rico, of whom about 30,000 are thought to be undocumented illegal immigrants.No other sector of Puerto Rico's population has grown as quickly over the last four decades.1.4% of total United States Stateside population.Puerto Rico came under the United States by the Treaty of Paris signed on December 10 1898 terminating the Spanish American war. Puerto Ricans have been US citizens since 1917. Product manufactured for Puerto Rico are made in USA.They are represented in Congress by a Resident Commissioner but they can not vote.No all taxes are levied in Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rican are every were. Puerto Rico relationship with the US is referred to as commonwealth status. In Puerto Rico there are 3.8 million people and the resident live in substantial middle -class.

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