"NOTHING but a federal money pit...cut PR loose".
Gee, thanks. Tell that to the families of the 48 that have been KIA in the current conflagration, or to that of the thousands that have fallen before them, and the tens of thousands of living veterans and their families on the island and the countless thousands that currently serve. Just to give you an example.
Let the veterans and their families that love the United States move back here, if they want, but how in the hell do the other 4 million freeloaders on Puerto Rico deserve $20 to $30 billion dollars a year for eternity?
The majority of the residents of Puerto Rico don't speak English, don't know anything about the United States and don't even celebrate the 4th of July.
How can any American in their right mind contemplate making a state out of an island whose residents don't celebrate the 4th of July?
You want to see fireworks in Puerto Rico? Visit on New Year's Eve, not the 4th of July.
I'll bet more residents of Puerto Rico know and care more about 'Cinco de Mayo' than our 4th of July.
The majority of the residents of Puerto Rico are AINO's, Americans In Name Only!
The one issue has nothing to do with the other.