If they want statehood, which appears from the past votes to not be the case, then it makes sense to also allow the rest of the US citizens to vote on this. They do not speak the common language of the United States, a first for any location wishing to become a state. It is a step in a new direction that needs to be soberly considered and not rushed into.
If they want statehood, which appears from the past votes to not be the case, then it makes sense to also allow the rest of the US citizens to vote on this.
That debate and vote was held almost 60 years ago when they were given citizenship. You must've missed it.
They do not speak the common language of the United States, a first for any location wishing to become a state.
Not true. The original state constitution of New Mexico (1912) contained a bilingual English/Spanish provision to address the very same issue.
But New Mexico has only half the population of Puerto Rico. so maybe you think that those US citizens don't deserve statehood either.