How will US citizenship, conferred on Puerto Ricans in 1917, be affected under the various status options?
A. (1) Commonwealth Status Quo – U.S. citizenship will remain statutory and can be revoked by Congress. (2) Free Association – Puerto Ricans can retain their statutory US citizenship for life and possibly thereafter (for descendants as well) if the US agrees and as long as free association, which is not constitutionally permanent and can be terminated unilaterally by either party, continues. (3) Statehood – Puerto Ricans will be constitutionally guaranteed their US citizenship. (4) Independence US citizenship ends in favor of Puerto Rican citizenship. 15. How is the use of English in Puerto Rico dealt with in the statehood and commonwealth status quo definitions? A. (1) Under statehood English would remain the official language of the Federal Government in Puerto Rico to the same extent it is throughout the other states of the US. English and Spanish would continue to be the new state’s official languages. (2) Under the commonwealth status quo English would still be the official lang
