Publicado originalmente en el periódico La Época, de Bolivia
10 de julio de 2021
Si para millones de habitantes de la América Latina “continental” las islas-naciones del Caribe son virtualmente inexistentes—con la posible excepción de Cuba—Haití es un gran desconocido. Para muchos, víctimas de la geografía disminuida promovida por algunos desde “tierra firme”, el espacio de mar entre el norte y el sur de América está vacío.
Is statehood a civil right?
Is statehood a matter of justice or a political matter?
Is it a United States obligation?
Is statehood a decolonization option?
What are our rights in a true decolonization process?
March 2021
Introduction
The New Progressive Party (PNP by its Spanish acronym) recently faced a serious controversy due to statements by Larry Seilhamer, Secretary of State designate and a prominent member of the PNP who declared that Puerto Rico would have zero chance of statehood or annexation while the fiscal and economic crisis continues because “no one wants to come together with a bankrupt country”.
The aggressive reaction against Seilhamer from diverse PNP leaders is essentially due to the narrative annexationists have used in their attempt to convince public opinion of the reasons they believe Puerto Rico should become a state of the United States.
Leer más: Statehood/annexation and Puerto Rico: Civil, human, national and international rights
