Posted on 01/08/2015 10:18:29 AM PST by Ebenezer
They have the best deal in the W. hemisphere!
Why ruin that to be the 51st hostage?
“If Puerto Rico does not desire to remain a territory, it can follow one of two paths. The territory can become a state or it can become a sovereign nation, either fully independent from the U.S. or with a compact of free association with the U.S. that either nation can terminate. If Puerto Rico becomes a nation, future generations of island residents would not be American citizens.”
Do us all a favor and become a nation. No hard feelings, just go your own way.
Do we really want to become a bilingual country like Canada?
The predominant language on Puerto Rico is Spanish.
People do understand English but most speak Spanish. PR is a part of the Caribbean Latin America.
hardly anything makes it to mainstream news if it’s not a message approved by Obamas admin
If I recall Guam, Samoa, and maybe the VI all tend in the more conservative direction. Most of Guam’s population being driven by our base there. At the worst I’d see a -2 if all 5 came onboard and there’s a signficant potential with some of them that it could end up +2.
Besides - they are already citizen’s - so even if the decision were to not become a state then there will be a cutoff that everyone wanting to remain a citizen will be able to leave by and keep their citizenship by establishing residence in another state.
Who really cares what PR wants? They want to join OUR Union and the country will have to approve their joining so it’s really not up to them at all. What are they bringing to the table? We are supporting the entire island with welfare and tax subsidies for businesses to be there.
Puerto Rico and the USVI will be taking a big hit once Obama opens Cuba to tourism.
If you blink it looks like a Peace Symbol.
Which is the same situation and opportunity that was provided every other territory prior. They are following the same process as all but the original 13 - so it does matter from that stand point. Or are you saying that now we should change the rules?
No, in the rural areas, their English is shaky...
But the young people are learning, and of course, that’s one of the reasons that many of the young people are leaving PR and heading for the mainland.
Maybe - for some risk takers- but a number won’t want to take that risk.
I guess I can see that - I just saw a central star with 5 arms first
The only way WE should allow PR to become a state is if California is split into two states (the coast and south) (and the north and east): Thus gaining Democrats 1 and Republicans 1 State each.
We have MORE THAN ENOUGH Illegals...we don’t need any more.
Farm groups in the Midwest are chomping to get at Cuba's buyers.
What are the Cubans going to use for money ?
Not much cash available in Cuba. Folks will come in and buy up land, cigars, rum and girls. They’ll set up casinos and hotels which was what Castro was trying to “free” the Cubans from when he took over. In order to get money this is how it will happen.
Cuba was destroyed by Marxist ideology and only ugly capitalism will lead to prosperity.
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