‘Wild card’ at play in weekend’s Puerto Rico status vote
This Sunday, Puerto Ricans will vote to decide the territory’s status—either to remain an unincorporated U.S. territory, become an independent country, or become a full U.S. state. How that vote might go is hard to say, says associate professor Amílcar Barreto, an expert on Puerto Rican politics. “Regardless of the outcome, Congress will likely ignore it,” he predicts.
