ジョン・レグイザモさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ジョン・レグイザモInstagram)「Puerto Ricans should be able to decide their own fate! No one else should. Article copy and pasted here. By Frankie Martinez Blanco. “Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is taking the lead in the Senate during a perilous time, with a pandemic raging and Americans struggling to keep their jobs or small businesses open. As Democrats work to tackle these important challenges alongside President Biden, it is critical that the party honors the zeal of equality that drove voters nationwide to entrust them with the reins of democracy and to not forget the disenfranchised voices in Puerto Rico, who are fighting for their rights as American citizens to finally achieve equal status under the law. While there are many important issues Congress must face in the 117th session, Democrats must not ignore the democratic will expressed in Puerto Rico this past November, when a majority of voters cast their ballot in favor of statehood. This was the third vote on Puerto Rico’s status since 2012, and the third time that statehood earned the most support from voters. The reason Puerto Ricans support statehood is easy to understand. Living in a territory has relegated Puerto Ricans to second-class status, without any voting representation in the Senate, one non-voting member in the House, and no right to vote for president of the United States — despite having to live under the rules set forth by Congress and the executive branch. Many Puerto Ricans can share their personal stories of experiencing this second-class status, in my case working on the presidential campaign of then-Sen. Barack Obama while not being able to cast a ballot for him. And while Puerto Ricans also pay taxes, we don’t get the full benefits afforded to those on the mainland. Schumer has said that “on D.C. and Puerto Rico, particularly if Puerto Rico votes for it — D.C. already has voted for it and wants it — I’d love to make them states.” With his newfound power of a Senate Democratic majority, he has the opportunity and the responsibility to now uphold his promise to the people of Puerto Rico.」2月24日 17時09分