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The court will decide whether Puerto Ricans qualify for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
By: José Enrique Fernández, President of U.S. Citizens for Equal Protection in collaboration with Lcdo. José R. González Irizarry Last Thursday, June 4, the case of Peña-Martínez v. US...
The Truth About Federal Taxes In Puerto Rico
One of the most common arguments for denying equality to U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico is that Puerto Rico does not pay taxes to the federal government. This argument is totally false. U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico do pay...
Organization pushes for island access to federal SSI, SNAP and Medicare programs
Originally published in El Nuevo Día. U.S. District of Massachusetts Federal District Court Judge William G. Young will hear arguments today for and against declaring unconstitutional, on summary judgment, the restrictions imposed by Congress...
Podcast: Interview with José R. González Irizarry, Esq.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=KdzDC7oqcmE
Puerto Rico Cannot Afford Another Disaster, Protect the Integrity of Its 2020 Elections
An opinion written by Gretchen Sierra-Zorita for Latino Rebels. As states race to protect voters from COVID-19 and their votes from foreign interference next November, Puerto Rico appears to be running in the opposite direction. A new electoral...
U.S. discrimination against residents of Puerto Rico
Column by José Enrique Fernández originally published in El Nuevo Día. It was last April 10, a Good Friday and in the middle of quarantine, that we learned of the decision of the First Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, which ruled that it was...