I love being Puertorican and fdo think that we should always be proud of who we are, Also is a great thing and a good oportunity to be citizens of the United States. The problem is that well always be rejected in some states and from people that think that were in the states because we want to take their land, works, etc. and thats not true. We want to have the same opportunities of jobs, families, housing as any other citizen of the United States. We, the rejected people from a superior race want and have worked for a dream, equality, that we defenetely deserve. Today, we are having many problems that takes us back in time to 1898 when the United States took this small island from Spain. At that time we didnt know what was best for us, we just let ourselves in this democratic dream the United States offered. Even now we dont know what we want or who we are. For many people its strange to be citizen from another place thats not the one you where born. And its more strange that if you dont want that citizenship because you want your own, in our case we cant have our citizenship as puertoricans, its not a legal process. Many people have done it, but like for example last year they were prohibited to vote in our elections. In my opinion I dont think thats faire, because your own country is leaving you apart from all decisions being made, only because you didnt accept an american cititizenship. This situation, and every situation refering our status right now is really bad. There has been a progress because of time and society, but were too far for what we really need 2in our lives as puertoricans. The most important thing is to always keep an identity of who we are, and no matter if were citizens of the United States or not, well always be puertoricans and I stilll l...
