For Puerto Ricans, Sotomayor's Nomination Marks High Point in a Long and Complex Relationship with the U.S.

In the summer of 1959, Edwin Torres became the first Puerto Rican assistant district attorney in New York. Half a century later, says New York Times's David González, the long and sometimes bittersweet history of Puerto Ricans in New York is expected to add a celebratory chapter today ... read more