Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But they STILL don’t have the right to vote federally, nor do have voting rep in Congress (unless they move). Nor are they a sovereign people.
The Federal government maintains that the official death count from the storm was 64.
The island has yet to undergo a major recovery effort. Homes are still covered in tarps. /2
It’s codified into law. It’s codified in status.
And recognition of this gross injustice is bipartisan: @SenJohnMcCain has introduced legislation to lift the Jones Act. /3
We must also talk about the cancellation of PR’s debt, much of which is suspected to be illegal; and the imposition of PROMESA.
Puerto Ricans also deserve the right to self-determination.