state, nor did the people living on the island have full Constitutional Rights. A Puerto Rican could only have full rights if they were living on the mainland. Living on the island you could not vote, and the U.S. still has full jurisdiction over everything. The reason why the Americans had a "change of heart" was only because of the Danish. They insisted that if the U.S. were to buy the Virgin Islands from them, that they had to make them citizens of the country. The U.S. had no choice to make Puerto Rico’s natives citizens as well. Puerto Ricans have held this status till this day and are considered a commonwealth of the United States. Promises, hopes and dreams are what the people were fed since the beginning. They have been told from the beginning that they have been treated fairly and that maybe someday. This is why people got mad when they heard the story of Seva. This is why I got mad when I heard it. This is why we celebrate when we best the United States in any athletic competition. No one ever wants to be looked over like a baby as if you couldn’t take care of yourself when you can completely think on your own. The only problem maybe that Puerto Rico is not a developed and totally modern place because the U.S. has never fully put into them. Maybe it’s time. ...
