Puerto Rican Statehood

Puerto Rican Statehood (What its really like)

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[zacub]

I am not a Puerto RIcan, but I am a firm supporter of the Statehood movement. I am from Alabama,USA. I made a video highlighting Puerto Rico's struggle for statehood.

[zacub]

nope that is wrong. That is an old pole, intact I recognize those numbers. In one of the most recent poll. 57% support Statehood. This came after the election of Obama. Puerto Ricans realized that this isn't just the white peoples club.

[CrazyTacky]

@1989tonyg Not yet.. I do plan on moving though.

I spend a lot of time in Puerto Rico.. matter of fact I was there four hours ago, just got off the plane :(

Why do you ask?

[1989tonyg]

@CrazyTacky do you live on the island?

[Hbbt82]

I already mentioned that as a territory an official language bill would not have the implication on PR as it would on a full blown State. being a Territory allows us to keep this autonomous national identity while benefiting from the economic and military security of the US.

Anyway, that's the humble opinion of this Half PR born in Vermont and raised in the backwoods of Western Massachusetts :-)

[Hbbt82]

has no say in the matter since PR is not a state and thus not subject to the same norms that States are, we have a high degree of limited political autonomy in PR.

3) Culture and Identity. Even while democratically choosing to remain as part of the US as a territory, we have an independent identity in the world as PRs. We have our own Olympic and World Cup teams. Being a state would mean we lose this identity. Our athletes would have to compete for a place in the US team. Also...

[Hbbt82]

decisions and set its own norms in a way States cannot. If a bill establishing English as an official language were passes, PR as a Commonwealth Territory would be under no pressure to conform. As a state we would be obligated (this is an irony for me to point out since I don't know Spanish). States cannot opt to allow residnce to not be US citizens but remain citizens of that state, a case in PR said that in PR you can do that, be a PR citzen wthout being a US citzen. & the US Supreme court...

[Hbbt82]

I am Puerto Rican. Statehood would be bad for us for a number of reasons, a few of which I will list.

1) It would be the death of PRs economy. Currently PR is not subject to the norms the US economy and is more workable for lower income people. if we were a state we would be subject to these norms that would raise the cost and taxes of living but not income.

2) We have a high levelk of automy. While unable to vote in national elections, PS has a givernment elected in PR that can make its own...

[EDDIEMARTI]

America is a great place where many cultures meet, thus improving the American culture. It's awesome is we were to join in to improve their culture with our culture. Joining America helps it to become a better country, not an empire.

[cancr24]

@CrazyTacky no PROBLEM, APOLOGY ACCEPT and like u say",Everyone's entitled to their own opinion" that is absolutly correct ,,,, i am a puerto rican and that's why i wish some day not to far BEIING PART officially BECOME A STATE ,PUERTO RICAN CITIZEN WE HAVE A LOT OF ' limitations.' NOW, BECAUSE IS A territory

I don't like being considered a second class citizen

[CrazyTacky]

@cancr24 Noo.. I didn't mean to offend.

Please accept my apology if I came off the wrong way.

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.

At the end of the day what I'm saying is that everyone involved in this needs to analyze the pros and cons of the three (status) choices inside out, upside down , right side up, backwards and forward x50.

Don't just say A is better because that's what he said.