❐ Puerto Rico wants statehood – but only Congress can make it the 51st state in the United States
2020 Dec 14
As an unincorporated U.S. territory, Puerto Rico has fewer constitutional and political rights than a state. ankmsn/Getty
Lawmakers are unlikely to grant Puerto Rico's request for admission into the Union – unless, perhaps, the Democrats win both Senate seats in Georgia's Jan. 5 runoff election.