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Whether the territory becomes a state remains a divisive topic on the island.
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Puerto Rico pushes for change in territorial status
As Puerto Ricans strive to change the island’s territorial status with the U.S., opinions vary as to what that change should be.Ricardo Arduengo/AP, FILE
Puerto Rico’s territorial status has been a topic of conversation among residents on the island for decades.
“It s a place that s been a colony for 500 years,” said Ed Morales, a professor at the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race in Columbia University and author of the book Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico.
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