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Puerto Rican vote unlikely to result in any real change

WASHINGTON — When Puerto Ricans vote Sunday on the political future for the U.S. territory, Gov. Ricardo Rossello is confident most will choose statehood. “It’s unfortunate U.S. citizens here don’t have the same power,” he said. “We need to take action.” But in some ways, the timing couldn’t be worse. With a political divide on the island, a deepening economic crisis and – critically – a lack of congressional support to become the 51st American state, experts say the vote seems unlikely to result in any real change. “Now is the worst time and the worst manner to deal with the issue,” said Federico de Jesus, a Puerto Rico native and the former deputy director of the Governor of Puerto Rico’s Washington, D.C., office, under former Gov.

 

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