Description

This book, written by Howard Hills, a territorial law expert, with a foreword by a former U.S. Attorney General, underscores the real issues underlying the PR fiscal crisis that Congress is addressing.

It’s a readable book with clear explanations of how the current situation came about and what must be done to resolve the problem and carry Puerto Rico forward toward a positive future.

• Puerto Rican Identity and American Democracy
• Consent of the Governed
• Restoring America’s Anti-Colonial Values
• Self-determination: An American Tradition
• National Citizenship in Puerto Rico
• Advent of “Balzac Citizenship”  for Puerto Rico
• Sources of U.S. Citizenship Rights
• “Balzac Citizenship” —an Incomplete Status
• Curse of the “Happy Imperialist”
• Restoring Northwest Ordinance
• Principles For Puerto Rico
• Afterword: The Prospect Now Before Us
• A Statehood Primer – History of Statehood: Lessons for Puerto Rico

The book also includes a detailed timeline of Puerto Rico history, an introduction to the paths to statehood of the current 50 States, and a retrospective of the United States flag as stars have been added.

Citizens Without A State – English Summary

Citizens Without A State – Spanish Summary