Puerto Rico doesn’t want to be a state. Didn’t they vote on this fairly recently? What kind of issue is that to run on?
Yes, I think you are right.
They have had referendums over the years on this subject. I don’t think they ever voted for statehood.
Officially, I think Puerto Rico is a “commonwealth” overseas possession of the United States, is that still true? Puerto Ricans are American citizens, but there are some areas, such as federal income tax, in which they are not held to the same laws as the rest of us, because PR is not a state.
I guess I don’t see why Puerto Rico can’t just stay with the same legal status. Nobody ever suggests that the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, etc. become states. Not sure why so many have pushed PR statehood.
After that last referendum supporting continued commonwealth status the Uniparty decided they would have another one. This upcoming one will only have two choices. Independence or statehood.