Is puerto rico part of united states of america?

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rhea_cu

it's a associated free state.

parsley321

YES for over 100 years

yes

dearluv9900

Its a commonwealth of the United States.

Christine M

It is a U.S territory that has no representation in the House or Senate.

white stallion

yes

Javy

Yes we are. In 1898 After the Spanish-American war, which Spain lost Puerto Rico, Florida (which it was bought to Spain), Cuba, Dominican Republic and the Philippines became to be territories occupied by the USA. After a while USA gave their independence to all this countries, but to Puerto Rico. Since then the president used to name a governor, for Puerto Rico, first they were generals of the USA Army, later civilians and politicians. The first Puerto Rican governor, but named by the USA president, was Jesus T. PiÃ±eiro, after that 1950 we voted our very first governor, a historic event because it was the first governor elected by the people of Puerto Rico, in the Spain era governors were named by the king of Spain. Our first governor elected by the Puerto Rican voting us was Luis MuÃ±oz MarÃn and after that with the support of the USA Senate the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico got born, with it's own constitution and its own government, which is divided in 3 branches, the executive with 1 governor, the legislative with a Senate divided in 2 chambers and the Justice Department. At the beginning the Senate signed the Foracker Law Act creating the Puerto Rican citizenship after that the USA Senate signed the Jones Law act where the American citizenship was given to all Puerto Ricans, that's the reason every Puerto Rican that got born here is also an American citizen as if he/she got born in New York. Puerto Rico has a representative in the USA Senate, but without voting, he/she can suggest things for the island, but these suggestions need the approval of the Senate. We can't vote for the president, if live here in the island, but they come to collect money for their campaigns, anyways, and as all politicians, to make promises they won't keep.

To make something clear, we are a country since we are people united by language, traditions and folklore. We have our own identity and our own distinctions, we have everything to be a country because we are a country, you can be an incorporated territory, but we are also a country, a nation.

Yes!

E-Curious

Yes. It is a colony - not a state. You can travel to PR without your passport even, but you can still get DUTY FREE items.

Thutmose I

Yes it is.. You don't need a passport to come or go to the usa if your puerto rican citizen

Mr.Cruelty

definitely.

Territory of United States.

Imthatgirl

Yes it is

quriky13

well its a commenwealth an dpeople from america can go there without pas ports an dthey can come here without passports so yes

Darth Eugene Vader

Technically no.
* PR is an organized and non incorpored territory of the USA.
* According to the US Supreme Court, territories belongs to USA, but are not part of USA.

Similar to your head(state) is part of you(USA); but your hat(PR) is not part of you, just you owns it.

Curious, a nation who started as 13 colonies of another country has now colonies of their own (sorry, wrong term "territories" not "colonies").

andangeles

No, it is a free asociated state, it doesnt belong its free and its's associated with the usa. Different culture, different everything.

Lauri