Are puerto ricans immigrants?

Many Americans mistakenly include Puerto Ricans with people from other Caribbean and Latin countries who come to the U.S. as immigrants and must petition the government for legal immigration status. Some level of confusion is certainly understandable because the U.S. and Puerto Rico have had a confusing relationship over the past century. read more

The vast majority of Puerto Ricans in the United States are adherents of Christianity. Though, Catholics are the largest in number, there are also significant numbers of followers of numerous Protestant denominations. Protestants make up a larger proportion of the Stateside Puerto Rican population then they do of the population of Puerto Rico. read more

Discrimination was rampant in the United States and it was no different in New York. As stated by Lolita Lebrón, there were signs in restaurants which read "No dogs or Puerto Ricans allowed". The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party established an office in New York in the 1950s and attracted many migrants. read more