Debt and politics will foil Puerto Rico statehood bid

The incoming government of the indebted commonwealth seeks to unlock greater federal support via US statehood status

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In this article

  • PNP strategy
  • Statehood hurdles
  • Federal-insular political manoeuvres
  • Party-political impact

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