Democrats in Congress are eyeing statehood for Puerto Rico, despite the commonwealth s huge debt and systemic public corruption. Pictured: Not everyone is sold on the idea. Some in the Puerto Rican community in New York City, seen here on Sept. 28, 2017, advocate independence for the Caribbean island. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Julia Canzano is a student at Boston College and a Heritage Foundation Academy Fellow.
Puerto Rico has long been stuck in limbo between becoming the 51st state and remaining an unincorporated U.S. territory. But now, with Democrats in control of Congress and the White House, the issue of Puerto Rican statehood is back on the table.