Listen "Interview with Carlos Vargas-Ramos, Center for Puerto Rican Studies’ director for public policy, external and media relations, and development."
Episode Synopsis
Dr. Carlos Vargas-Ramos, adjust associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, and director for public policy, external and media relations, and development at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, is interviewed by Student Project Manager Layla Ilarraza ‘26. Dr. Vargas-Ramos sits down to discuss the historical and contemporary politics surrounding Puerto Rico’s status as a commonwealth. He explains how status referendums on the island are unreliable measurements of public opinion. He also considers what he believes to be the future status of the island.
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