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The decision outraged many in Puerto Rico including Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, who said statehood is the only solution to Puerto Rico's second-class status 

... blind and disabled people to residents of Puerto Rico, finding that ... Congress to exclude Puerto Rico from the Supplemental Security Income ...

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that residents of Puerto Rico should not be eligible for SSI benefits, which could create a gap in federal 

As Puerto Rican Statehood Is Debated, Tourism On The Island Surges

Supreme Court justices say denying benefits to residents of Puerto Rico does not violate their constitutional rights.

The court held by an 8-1 vote Thursday that making Puerto Ricans ineligible for the Supplemental Security Income program, which provides benefits 

In an 8-1 decision, the justices agreed that Puerto Ricans can continue to be excluded from SSI benefits for low-income disabled and blind people.

The only dissenter from the high court's ruling was Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was born in New York and is of Puerto Rican descent. The legal 

For instance, Puerto Rico residents are exempt from federal income tax, though they do pay other federal taxes such as Social Security, Medicare, and 

The Supreme Court said residents of Puerto Rico could be denied certain federal benefits, and Gov. Pierluisi said statehood was the solution.