Quite the contrary. The last three times it’s been asked Puerto Rico has voted for statehood. And the current governor is for it.
About dealing with the IRS, as we say here, that’s another $20.
Okay, the latest referendum favored statehood by 52% to 48%. Hardly an overwhelming margin that should be needed. I'm sure the citizens of the territories of Alaska and Hawaii favored statehood by much LARGER margins when they were given statehood.