Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States, “they belong to, but are not a part of the United States”(Christopulos, Core 9P Reading Packet, page 15). Puerto Rico became a commonwealth in 1952, but since 1917 as stated in the article the U.S. Congress made

Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens (Marquez, Representation by Other Means: ..., 2000). In comparison to the readings, this ruling by the Congress was made by the Jones Act. The Jones Act declared Puerto Ricans citizens of the United States, but Puerto Rico remained a U.S. colony. In 1952, when the commonwealth status was determined Puerto Rico gained more rights. The rights were : no travel restrictions between the island and the mainland, protection by the U.S., no federal taxes and no vote in presidential elections (Christopulos, unknown, Core 9P Reading Packet, pages 16, 97). This act was also important for the migration of Puerto Ricans into the United States or the mainland, as some people call it. The U.S. had the factories and farms that needed workers. Cheap labor was the reason a lot of Puerto Ricans found jobs. The companies could pay less and still make a good profit. Puerto Ricans were seen as “good workers” because of their backgrounds in farming and because they were citizens, this helped because there was no need for a lot of paper work (

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