Advantages of Puerto Rico becoming a state

[La Prima]

Heloman54 wrote:

<quoted text> You are clueless. You speak bad about the US and you live in the US. You are a piece of crap.

I think they should just separate themselves from the US. If the hate so much the situation. But that will mean losing all the perks.The Island will probably go to bankruptcy in a short time.

[Dave Lopes]

La Prima wrote:

<quoted text>I think they should just separate themselves from the US. If the hate so much the situation. But that will mean losing all the perks.The Island will probably go to bankruptcy in a short time.

Cherokee, using another one of your false names?

[Kymour]

AlL I know about is history. In the past there have been many places that had territorial and commonwealth status. Lets compare two, Hawaii and the Philipines. Hawaii is now a state, it has lost its culture, its language, and its ways of life. It is rich now, considered to be one of the formost destinations in the world and most people who leave there are proud citizens of that state.
The Philipines is an independant republic. It has numerous uprisings, One of the lowest economies in the world, and one of the most historically corupt goverments in history. But the philopines has its culture (continuualy under assault byt Extremists, Its language (constantly being suplanted by chinese) and it still has it way of life.
Now what would have happend if the philipines had become apart of the US instead of going its own way?
I love the hispanic culture in the americas and I would hate for it to change in any drastic way, but what I hate more is to see a proud people and their visions of "independance" get corrupted and make things worse for the people.

[norman segel]

statehood for PR i will like it if you do not have to hear the PIP anymore with thier retoric that have never produce one single job in the island.

Statehood for the rich. yahoo, federal taxes remember leona helmsley said only little people pays taxes.

you needs 66 percent of the votes to have it approved. do you have them? 52% will take you no where.

The PPD is the one who will bring the statehood to PR

[NOT REALLY]

Kymour wrote:

AlL I know about is history. In the past there have been many places that had territorial and commonwealth status. Lets compare two, Hawaii and the Philipines. Hawaii is now a state, it has lost its culture, its language, and its ways of life. It is rich now, considered to be one of the formost destinations in the world and most people who leave there are proud citizens of that state.
The Philipines is an independant republic. It has numerous uprisings, One of the lowest economies in the world, and one of the most historically corupt goverments in history. But the philopines has its culture (continuualy under assault byt Extremists, Its language (constantly being suplanted by chinese) and it still has it way of life.
Now what would have happend if the philipines had become apart of the US instead of going its own way?
I love the hispanic culture in the americas and I would hate for it to change in any drastic way, but what I hate more is to see a proud people and their visions of "independance" get corrupted and make things worse for the people.

Dreams of independence? For whom, less than 3% of the islands population? Hawaii has not lost all of its culture. Besides, the original native Hawaiians were outnumbered by the great number of outsiders immigrating to Hawaii BEFORE Hawaii became a state. The natives, who were small in number were largely displaced, but many aspects of their culture have survived. There has been a revival of their language for example. They have kept many other aspects of their culture which many visitors are keenly interested in and have become known worldwide as identifying Hawaii.

[NOT REALLY]

La Prima wrote:

<quoted text>I think they should just separate themselves from the US. If the hate so much the situation. But that will mean losing all the perks.The Island will probably go to bankruptcy in a short time.

It's already bankrupt.

[Magali Carver]

yaddayadda wrote:

the rest of the states will not accept PR as a state. it does not contribute to the country. it only contributes soldiers for the military. for the rest, it is just a drain on the county's economy. PR has to stop acting like a lazy child who wont get a job or move out of its parent's home.

RE: We did not choose to become part of the United States. They took us away from Spain in then Spanish American War of 1898. You need to educate yourself in Puerto Rican History before you post such ignorant remarks.

[Jorge]

Magali Carver wrote:

<quoted text> RE: We did not choose to become part of the United States. They took us away from Spain in then Spanish American War of 1898. You need to educate yourself in Puerto Rican History before you post such ignorant remarks.

This is true...Puerto Rico had voting representatives in the Spanish parliament, inmediately as these were implemented into the Spanish parliamentary monarchy (even a Puerto Rican born President of the Spanish Cortes, in the early 19th century was voted), congressional representation the U.S. denies the people of Puerto Rico from having since it invaded our islands, for the past 112 years.

[PR and Proud]

NOT REALLY wrote:

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Dreams of independence? For whom, less than 3% of the islands population? Hawaii has not lost all of its culture. Besides, the original native Hawaiians were outnumbered by the great number of outsiders immigrating to Hawaii BEFORE Hawaii became a state. The natives, who were small in number were largely displaced, but many aspects of their culture have survived. There has been a revival of their language for example. They have kept many other aspects of their culture which many visitors are keenly interested in and have become known worldwide as identifying Hawaii.

Culture shouldn't be a freak/sideshow event, though. Should it? Please don't next cite Lilo & Stitch as another shining example of US goodwill towards Hawaiian culture.

[Jorge]

PR and Proud wrote:

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Culture shouldn't be a freak/sideshow event, though. Should it? Please don't next cite Lilo & Stitch as another shining example of US goodwill towards Hawaiian culture.

How did you lose your Puerto Rican culture?

[coolio]

wow those are very useful things to know

[Jorge]

Puerto Rico has never petitioned for statehood.

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thats not true

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[Boricuaza]

OMG shame on you! You do not know what are you talking about!!!!

yaddayadda wrote:

the rest of the states will not accept PR as a state. it does not contribute to the country. it only contributes soldiers for the military. for the rest, it is just a drain on the county's economy. PR has to stop acting like a lazy child who wont get a job or move out of its parent's home.

[Boricuaza]

OMG! shame on you. You do not know what are you talking about!!!