like supreme court justice sotomayor, from rosie perez to j. lo to ricky martin. and there's geraldo riv -- moving on. well, if i want to get my questions about puerto rico answered, then there's one place i should go -- new york? why? because there's over 1 million puerto ricans living in greater new york city. ♪ in fact, there are 5 million puerto ricans living in the 50 states, which is crazy when you realize that puerto rico itself only has 3.5 million people. luckily, i'm going to start my education with an actual scholar, my friend rosa clemente. in addition to being puerto rican, she's a community organizer, journalist, hip-hop activist and all-around ass-kicker. so, puerto ricans are american citizens. >> not by choice. >> there we go. that's what i wanted -- >> no one asked puerto ricans do you want to be american citizens? in 1898, the united states invades puerto rico and claims it as a prize from the spanish/american war. after 1917, anyone that's puerto rican is born as an american citizen, but we're still dealing with a colonial government. >> now, h