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I know that most of my fellow U.S. citizens are not considered erudites in geography and lots don't know anything about politics beyond what they hear on Fox News, but are you people aware that those of us born in Puerto Rico have been FULL-FLEDGED U.S. CITIZENS SINCE 1917? Nobody asked me if I could speak English when I was BORN a U.S. Citizen, so somehow that logic of English being a requirement for citizenship fails miserably. Also, I have traveled all over the U.S. and, trust me, some of what “passes” for English in some parts of this Country makes “non-English speaking Puerto Ricans” sound like Sir Lawrence Olivier by comparison! Did any of you ever hear Strom Thurmond speak? And if so, where you able to make out A SINGLE WORD THAT HE SAID???? The point is, Congress can “require” whatever they want, but how are they going to ENFORCE IT???? Will the Statehood ballot include a reading comprehension test and a few essay questions like the SAT??? REALLY?????? Oh, and by the way, I don't think that anybody has to “portray Conservatives as anti-Latino”, because Conservatives are doing a very good job at that themselves!

Everyone knows Puerto Ricans are American citizens - I spent 3 years there 1962-1965 (great times by the way) but to be a state is totally different. English is mandatory for statehood. No confusion there.

“Did any of you ever hear Strom Thurmond speak? And if so, where you able to make out A SINGLE WORD THAT HE SAID????”

I had no problems understanding Thurmond or anyone else with a southern accent. What was your problem? Have you ever lived in Meeammee?