# PUERTO RICO REPORT All the news and analysis about Puerto Rico's status Page: Feed: --- ## [Florida Congressman Commits to Puerto Rico Healthcare Access](https://puertoricoreport.com/rep-gus-bilirakis-commits-to-puerto-rico-healthcare-access/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rep-gus-bilirakis-commits-to-puerto-rico-healthcare-access) _2026-08-19 · Chomphosy_ The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration hosted a congressional briefing on Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program in July. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade and Senior Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, was featured. “I appreciated the opportunity to help coordinate a health care briefing… Read More » Florida… ## [How Important is U.S. Citizenship to Puerto Ricans?](https://puertoricoreport.com/how-important-is-u-s-citizenship-to-puerto-ricans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-important-is-u-s-citizenship-to-puerto-ricans) _2026-08-17 · Chomphosy_ How important is U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans? The answer to this question is clear and has been recognized for decades: U.S. citizenship is important to just about everyone who lives in Puerto Rico. U.S. Citizenship is Important Even to the Small Number of Puerto Ricans Who Favor Independence A 2024 survey in Puerto Rico… Read More » How Important is U.S. Citizenship to Puerto Ricans? The… ## [Understanding Birthright Citizenship](https://puertoricoreport.com/understanding-birthright-citizenship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-birthright-citizenship) _2026-08-14 · Chomphosy_ Recent news reports have included references to birthright citizenship that may show or even cause confusion. For example, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been described as “a birthright citizen” in numerous articles. Rubio is in fact a birthright citizen, since he was born in the United States. But the articles often go into… Read More » Understanding Birthright Citizenship The post… ## [Kamala Harris on Puerto Rico Statehood](https://puertoricoreport.com/kamala-harris-on-puerto-rico-statehood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kamala-harris-on-puerto-rico-statehood) _2026-08-12 · Chomphosy_ Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the National Bar Association annual convention in Nashville last month, discussing voting rights and other topics with the organization’s president, Ashley Upkins. In the conversation, Harris brought up some bold proposals she has been mentioning this year with increased frequency as midterm elections draw near. “We need to… Read More » Kamala Harris on… ## [Deportations of Citizens from the Freely Associated States Surge](https://puertoricoreport.com/free-associated-state-citizen-deportations-surge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-associated-state-citizen-deportations-surge) _2026-08-10 · Chomphosy_ About 45,000 citizens of the Marshall Islands, a Pacific island nation with a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the United States, live in the states. As an independent nation with a COFA, the Republic of the Marshall Islands provides its own – Marshallese – citizenship to its residents. Citizens of the Marshall Islands can… Read More » Deportations of Citizens from the Freely Associated… ## [What is the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act”?](https://puertoricoreport.com/the-end-birthright-citizenship-in-the-territories-bill-the-details/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-end-birthright-citizenship-in-the-territories-bill-the-details) _2026-08-05 · Chomphosy_ Shortly after President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced legislation called the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act.” Findings Griffith’s bill starts with a list of statements beginning with “Whereas.” Most bills do this, and the list is usually called “findings.” Griffith’s… ## [How Would the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act” Affect Daily Life in Puerto Rico?](https://puertoricoreport.com/how-would-the-https-puertoricoreport-com-why-is-medicaid-different-in-puerto-rico-affect-daily-life-in-puerto-rico/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-would-the-https-puertoricoreport-com-why-is-medicaid-different-in-puerto-rico-affect-daily-life-in-puerto-rico) _2026-08-03 · Chomphosy_ The proposed “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act,” has brought up a number of questions and concerns. Although the bill explicitly proposes only to clarify that U.S. birthright citizenship laws in the territories and combat foreign nations who are seeking citizenship in the U.S. territories, it also makes clear that babies born in Puerto Rico… Read More » How Would the “End Birthright… ## [Rep. Nydia Velazquez on the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories” Bill](https://puertoricoreport.com/rep-nydia-velazquez-on-the-end-birthright-citizenship-bill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rep-nydia-velazquez-on-the-end-birthright-citizenship-bill) _2026-07-31 · Chomphosy_ Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), gave an interview at El Nuevo Dia that helps to crystallize the controversy over the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories” bill recently introduced in Congress. The proposed law would require one parent of a baby born in Puerto Rico to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident before the baby… Read More » Rep. Nydia Velazquez on the “End Birthright… ## [What the State Department’s Cuba Report Says about Puerto Rico](https://puertoricoreport.com/what-the-state-departments-cuba-report-says-about-puerto-rico/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-the-state-departments-cuba-report-says-about-puerto-rico) _2026-07-29 · Chomphosy_ Cuba and Puerto Rico have a long history together. Both were colonies of Spain and then territories of the United States. Cuba became an independent nation, while Puerto Rico has continued as a U.S. territory. It is often said that Puerto Rico and Cuba are “two wings of the same bird.” A recent report from… Read More » What the State Department’s Cuba Report Says about Puerto Rico The post What…