Abstract

The political status of Puerto Rico has been discussed in US Congress for decades. This article examines the main features of the island and key issues that make its political status increasingly relevant. It analyzes the results of popular referendums and their impact on the political status of the territory. Moreover, it addresses Joe Biden’s position on the issue, outlines the procedure for admitting a territory to the United States as a state, and examines the bills that are currently under consideration by Congress. This article also analyzes the factors that prevent Puerto Rico from becoming a state and the prospects that Puerto Rico will be granted statehood in the future.

中文翻译：

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让波多黎各成为第 51 个州：拜登政府的前景

摘要

几十年来，美国国会一直在讨论波多黎各的政治地位。本文探讨了该岛的主要特征以及使其政治地位日益重要的关键问题。它分析了全民公投的结果及其对领土政治地位的影响。此外，它阐述了乔·拜登在这个问题上的立场，概述了允许一个领土作为一个州加入美国的程序，并审查了国会目前正在审议的法案。本文还分析了阻碍波多黎各建州的因素以及波多黎各未来建州的前景。