Do you think Puerto Rico will ever become a state?

Question

Should it become a state?

Whoa..Aly yes it is..Dumb..Lol..and Yea I would like to see Puerto Rico as a state, It would be like the next Hawaii, everybody would start vacationing there and stuff, and I actually do think in about 20-30 years Puerto Rico will become a state.

That'll be good, and yea tomorrow isn't soon enough.

Answer 1

At one point I thought it might , I am not so sure now , It think that it should , We as PRs are very fortunate to be a possesion of the United States we get all the benefits of US Citizenship. and the prestige of being "Americans"!!

Answer 2

The record of the US with 'territories' (read: colonies) such as Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, etc. has been atrocious. Not one shred of the respect or equal treatment that was given to even Japan and Germany following WWII, nevermind the assistance to England and France, was ever given to these places. They've been impoverished and kept poor by US policies.

Will Puerto Rico become a state? Hard to say. Somebody has to get into the political environment with the willpower to raise its respect level within the US. Some business interests will have to stop exploiting its people as low-paid labor. Somehow the educational level must be brought up.

I'd love to see that happen. Yesterday isn't soon enough.

Answer 3

As an unincorporated territory of the United States, Puerto Rico does not have any first-order administrative divisions as defined by the U.S. Government, but there are 78 municipalities at the second level (Mona Island is not a municipality, but part of the municipality of Mayagüez). Municipalities are further subdivided into barrios, and those into sectors. Each municipality has a mayor and a municipal legislature elected for a 4 year term.

The first municipality (previously called "town") of Puerto Rico, San Juan, was founded in 1521. In the 16th century two more municipalities were established, Coamo (1570) and San Germán (1570). Three more municipalities were established in the 17th century. These were Arecibo (1614), Aguada (1692) and Ponce (1692). The 18th and 19th century saw an increase in settlement in Puerto Rico. 30 municipalities were established in the 18th century and 34 more were established in the 19th century. Only six municipalities were founded in the 20th century. The last municipality was Florida, founded in

Answer 4

No, unless they discover some untapped gas or oil resources in the vicinity. But Puerto Rico might become an independent state in the future, not because of any grass roots movement but because of a move from the the US's far right. Unless the US's social and political landscape undergo such changes that the far right start to look out for some paradise to move into.

Answer 5

No it should be an independent country. Why would Puerto Rico ever want to be a state? They would just have to pay taxes on what they already get for free. I wish my state could become a territory.

To that idiot above me, you aren't impressing anybody cutting and pasting crap off the encyclopedia websites and you didn't even answer the question but at least you're not as stupid as Aly.

Answer 6

As a US citizen who's tax dollars are subsidizing Peurto Rico, I say that I think it should become a state. But the reality is that the Puerto Ricans have voted "no" on annexation at least 3 times that I am aware of. Why would they want to? As soon as they become a state, they are subject to taxation. They already have silent representation in Congress (no vote).

Answer 7

I think Puerto Rico actually wants to be an independent country. I don't really care whether it's a state or not.

Answer 8

No, Puerto Rico residents never wanted to be added in the first place.

Answer 9

The Puerto Ricans don't want it to become a state. They've voted no when it has come up before.

I wouldn't have a problem with it.

Answer 10

Probably not. I don't think the rest of America would want it to and quite honestly most Puerto Ricans don't see the benefit either.

Answer 11

If there was a lot of oil there, it would already be a state.

Seriously, I don't think so; Republicans dont want it cause it would be another democrat stronghold; not even a lot of the Puerto Ricans want it cause they want independence and not lose their national identity.