Self-Determination Options
Major Political Parties and Their Positions on Status
Each political status option is supported by one of the three major political parties in Puerto Rico.Statehood New Progressive Party: Governor Pedro Rosselló is president of the New Progressive Party, or statehood party, founded in 1967. Arguments For: Statehood advocates argue that as a State, Puerto Rico would continue to receive approximately the same amount of revenue as it does now, and would become eligible for a wide range of Federal grants and other benefits, especially equal treatment under major social programs, for which it is not now automatically eligible. Statehood would give Puerto Rico a greater degree of political…
