The Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association (PRSSA) —Spanish: Asociación de Estudiantes Estadistas de Puerto Rico— is an American-Puerto Rican non-profit student organization dedicated to promoting statehood for Puerto Rico. Founded in 1979, the organization has grown to more than 5,000 members and 70 chapters at colleges and universities in over 20 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Its headquarters are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
PRSSA promotes the participation of pro-statehood students in the political process, serves as a pro-statehood student think tank, leads a grassroots approach to lobby the United States Congress, and provides professional development to its members through informational and internship programs.
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