Puerto Ricans Finally Granted Citizenship
US Extends Citizenship To Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans were finallygranted U.S. citizenship 1917. On this year in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, more commonly known as the Jones Act which made residents of Puerto Rico, a Spanish speaking U.S. possession, American citizens.On March 2, 1917, Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, under which Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and Puerto Ricans were granted statutory citizenship, meaning that citizenship was granted by an act of Congress and not by the Constitution.
The new legislation was crafted by Rep. William Jones chairman of the House Committee on Insular Affairs, and Sen. John Shafroth chairman of the Senate Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico. Puerto Ricans are not natural born citizens until 1917.
It separated the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government and provided for individual civil rights. It called for a governor and an executive council appointed by the U.S. president, a revised judicial system with a Supreme Court and a U.S. District Court, and a popularly elected nonvoting resident commissioner in Washington with a four-year term. The act created a bicameral legislature, consisting of a popularly elected 19-member Senate and a 39-member House. Members served four-year terms. Legislative acts could be vetoed by the governor. His veto could be overridden by a two-thirds vote, after which the U.S. president and Congress had final say. Washington also maintained control over most fiscal and economic matters, including postal services, immigration and defense.
Much of the impetus for the legislation came from Luis Muñoz Rivera, the resident commissioner in Washington, D.C., who told the House: “It is easy for us to set up a stable republican government. … And afterwards, when you give us our independence you will stand before humanity as a great creator of new nationalities and a great liberator of oppressed people.”
In my opinion I think everyone should be treated equally. No one should be judged by their race or skin color. But I am very happy to see that they're citizens now
For more info click here
http://theconversation.com/are-puerto-ricans-really-american-citizens-73723
Puerto Ricans were finallygranted U.S. citizenship 1917. On this year in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, more commonly known as the Jones Act which made residents of Puerto Rico, a Spanish speaking U.S. possession, American citizens.On March 2, 1917, Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, under which Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and Puerto Ricans were granted statutory citizenship, meaning that citizenship was granted by an act of Congress and not by the Constitution.
The new legislation was crafted by Rep. William Jones chairman of the House Committee on Insular Affairs, and Sen. John Shafroth chairman of the Senate Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico. Puerto Ricans are not natural born citizens until 1917.
It separated the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government and provided for individual civil rights. It called for a governor and an executive council appointed by the U.S. president, a revised judicial system with a Supreme Court and a U.S. District Court, and a popularly elected nonvoting resident commissioner in Washington with a four-year term. The act created a bicameral legislature, consisting of a popularly elected 19-member Senate and a 39-member House. Members served four-year terms. Legislative acts could be vetoed by the governor. His veto could be overridden by a two-thirds vote, after which the U.S. president and Congress had final say. Washington also maintained control over most fiscal and economic matters, including postal services, immigration and defense.
Much of the impetus for the legislation came from Luis Muñoz Rivera, the resident commissioner in Washington, D.C., who told the House: “It is easy for us to set up a stable republican government. … And afterwards, when you give us our independence you will stand before humanity as a great creator of new nationalities and a great liberator of oppressed people.”
In my opinion I think everyone should be treated equally. No one should be judged by their race or skin color. But I am very happy to see that they're citizens now
For more info click here
http://theconversation.com/are-puerto-ricans-really-american-citizens-73723
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