Our guest is Hector Rodriguez, president and founder of the National Latino Alliance for DC Statehood. He was born in Puerto Rico and arrived in Washington DC in 1968 after serving with the US Army in Vietnam. During the Lyndon B. Johnson administration, he developed initiatives from the White House to reverse poverty and increase Latino participation in federal programs. After his proposal in 1970, the mayor of Washington created an Office of Spanish Speaking Affairs. He has been a pilar in service and advocacy to his country and the Latino community in the US Capital for more than 35 years.

We'll talk about the possibility/probability of statehood for Puerto Rico, Hurricane Irma, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and, of course, DC statehood!