Good Lord! Are you really telling me that Puerto Rico is worthless because a few of its millions of people have been terrorists? I can't imagine how much time it would take to document each and every act of murder committed by people born in the States, but I certainly don't view any of the states as worthless. If you looked at a list documenting every act of murder, rape, and child molestation committed by Americans born in the States you'd have to also ask "Who in their right mind would be for living in a country like that?"
For crying out loud. Is this the attitude you have about Iraq as well? Let's just leave that country in the hands of Saddam since after all there have been some terrorist attacks carried out by Iraqis, and there are a lot of poor people there that are going to need hand-outs. Why waste money feeding them, and why waste American blood liberating them? It's a waste of time for a worthless endeavor, right? Oh, wait. That would leave that pesky WMD problem. I know, we'll just bomb the entire country, civilians and all. If some of them are terrorists, the whole country must be rotten to the core.
I'm asking you for the last time (because I don't intend to respond to you again) to please stop lumping us all into one group. I can only imagine how you must feel about the black community.
At least with current events as they are, now all Americans are beginning to get a taste of what it's like to be looked down on by people who don't even know you. Maybe a lesson will be learned.
Puerto Rico is inhabited by people that are predominantly Leftist/Socialist. There are no true fiscal/social conservative politicians on the island.
If Puerto Rico was given statehood, they would immediately send 2 more Liberal Senators and 4 to 6 Liberal Representatives to the U.S. Congress that would make Congressman Serrano and Hillary Clinton look conservative in comparison.
Medicine is already socialized in Puerto Rico. Former Gov. Pedro Rosello snuck his Rosello Plan through while the U.S. Taxpayers were distracted by Hillary's shenanigans. The Plan is bankrupt and guess who has to bail it out?
Statehood would also see Puerto Rico receive another $3 billion in social program payments.
Most of the population declares so little income that not only would they not pay any federal income taxes, but they'd probably all get an additional, big, fat, Income Tax Credit check from the U.S. Taxpayers. Wouldn't that be a kick in the teeth?
The residents of the island of Puerto Rico will never be anything but a huge drain on the U.S. Taxpayers. $10's of billions each year, huge.
If you're as conservative as you say you are, statehood for Puerto Rico should be the last thing you would want.
And yes, just as Puerto Rico would make a lousy state, I believe Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bosnia, etc. would all make lousy states. ;^)