Compare And Contrast Puerto Rico And United States

Many politicians have different views on what Puerto Rico should do. Should the island become a State, stay a Commonwealth, or become independent. Either way, it would benefit the island.

Latino Crossings: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and the Politics of Race and Citizenship is a book based on ethnographic research that details the racism and hostility that Mexicans and Puerto Ricans have found in relation to other ethnic groups. The book examines the perceptions and constructions of differences both culturally and biologically between Mexicans and Puerto Ricans, as groups, and how it operates within a larger social framework of racialized inequalities of power and opportunity in the space of Chicago. The objective of the book is to not only highlight the boundaries that divide these two groups and how they have been constructed over time but to see if they could possibly find common ground in order for both communities to overcome these disparities that help separate them and in turn help them forge a common identity and find a political space beneficial for both.

In Reproducing Empire, Laura Briggs provides her readers with a very thorough history of the mainland U.S. and Puerto Rican discourses and its authors surrounding Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans, from Puerto Rico's formation in the mainland elite's "mind" as a model U.S. (not) colony in 1898* to its present status as semi-autonomous U.S.

Since the nineteenth century Puerto Ricans have been caught in the cross-streams of two cultures,

Though Venezuela and The United States are located in the western hemisphere, they are both very different culturally, politically, and socially. The United States is one of the world’s richest nation whereas according to Francisco Toro of Vox.com, Venezuela has, “the world’s highest inflation rate” (Toro). Though the United States has its own problems, they’re very minor compared to Venezuela as according to the same article by Francisco Toro, “Venezuela has become the world’s most visibly failing state” (Toro). Venezuela and The US differ when it comes to migration, culture, politics, economy, urbanization, and agriculture. Venezuela and The US differ greatly when it comes to population and migration.

The Dominican Republic and Haiti not only share the island of Hispaniola, but also have similar histories and cultures. These similarities have been overshadowed by a tumultuous relationship that has existed for centuries between both nations. Many wonder why the Dominican Republic and Haiti have not been able to have a harmonious relationship. However, they must take into account that this relationship has endured mass killings, oppression, and racial divides. Although many of these actions took place in the past, they continue to influence the present-day relationship between both nations and how it is depicted by the media in the Dominican Republic.

Upon continuing the discussion of what it means to be Puerto Rican, it is clear that the early US colonial rule fundamentally shaped the character of this definition. At the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico became a possession of the United States subject only to the privileges that the US was willing to grant it. The dichotomy between Puerto Rico’s expectations and what it actually became after 1898, helped to formulate elite definitions of what it meant to be Puerto Rican. This new Puerto Rican identity, which was in large part based upon historical myths, served as defense mechanisms to combat the elite’s dissatisfaction with the new political, social and

Descriptive representation may not have a positive and significant impact on a politician’s agenda. This case study is on Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. He was born on May 28, 1971 in Miami, Florida. His parents were born in Cuba, which makes Senator Rubio a Cuban American. He makes a great case study to reflect on the opposite idea of descriptive representation in the political system. It is essential to talk about his parents’ history with immigration in order to understand why he does not correctly represent Latinos, especially Cuban-Americans or other minority groups that he should be representing. His parents immigrated from Cuba to the United States in 1956 before the rise of Fidel Castro, which was in January 1959. When Senator Rubio was born, neither of his parents were U.S. citizens.

In 2015, my parents decided to jump the puddle and move to Florida. At that point, I clearly understood that Puerto Rico’s decay is because of the relationship with the United States, which has been a common topic among Puerto Ricans for years. The colonial relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico definitely has an impact on the crisis of the island, for which a change in the status of Puerto Rico to statehood can benefit the recovery of the economic crisis and the natural disasters. A song called “Verde Luz”, describes perfectly my feelings towards my island, as it says, “Green light of mount and sea, virgin island of the coral, if I stay away from your exquisite beaches, if I move away from your silent palms, I want to return, want to return”. I might not be able to fix the economic crisis of Puerto Rico, but what can I do and what can everyone else do to help the island and its people live and receive education in a satisfactory place? It is sad to hear my grandfather say that he feels like when he was growing up back in the 1940’s, and my cousin say that there has been no power in their house for almost four

"Puerto Rico...is a people with a history, with its own idiosyncrasy....I don't think we are a random assortment of people that are cohabiting on the one hundred by thirty-five miles which is the size of our island. I think we're more than that. I think we're a nation that has a history that was established from the time before colonization. First there were natives on our island who were the aborigines, the Taíno Indians. Then came the era of Spanish colonization. Then comes the importation of slaves, which brings the African element also. That is, we are a national

The first storey deals with the issue of the "first" Puerto Ricans, the mestizo culture of a predominantly Afro Antillean type. The second storey is from the 18th to the 19th century and the second wave of immigration, the third storey deals with the invasion of the United States in 1898 and finally, the fourth storey deals with an advancement American capitalism, industrialization and migration. The United States plays an important role in the issue of Puerto Rican national identity. Nancy Morris in her book Puerto Rico: Culture, Politics and Identity, writes, "The collective identity of Puerto Ricans has been influenced by the island’s relationship with the United States, but Puerto Ricans have retained an identity that is distinct and separate from their sovereign power" (1).

As we know, Puerto Rico was a colony of Spain "found" by Christopher Columbus on November 19, 1493, and remained a colony of Spain for the next 400 years. But the interesting fact remains that Puerto Rico was not truly settled by the Spaniards until almost fifteen years later! In 1508, Juan Ponce de Leon came to settle the land of Borinken, and founded the town of Caparra. This was the start of a proud people that would

As a child, Espada travelled from Brooklyn, New York to his homeland, Puerto Rico to visit his family for the first time. During his visit, Espada fears that Puerto Rican culture is vanishing and threatened by American values imposed on them due to the presence of American corporate powers. It is known that Puerto Rican culture is a mix of many cultures and is strongly influenced by Taino Indians, America, Africa and Spain ("Culture and Traditions in Puerto Rico"). During the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico became the territory of the United States when it was conquered on July 25, 1898 ("Puerto Rico: A U.S. Territory").

The excuse for entering the war was the rebellion by the Cubans against Spanish rule and the explosion of an American battleship U.S.S. Maine. The Spanish colonies in mainland North and South America became independent in the early 1800s, but Cuba and Puerto Rico remained Spanish. Many Americans in the U.S. sympathized with Cuba, which began in 1895, and also, maybe more importantly, U.S. citizens

The politics of Puerto Rico takes place in the framework of a republican democratic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States as an organized unincorporated territory.