Will the USA ever give Puerto Rico its freedom?

Question

Or will they remain our colony perpetually?

How is that relationship different than between the american colonies and great britain?
Dont all men deserve to be free?

Answer 1

It's is not up to the US goverment to give us freedom, we are free to choose want we want for Puerto Rico. The island is torn between statehood, commonwealth (only by name) and a very small minority wanting to be an independent nation. When the US took over the remaining spanish colonial possesions, they did have an imperial dream, but that dream died with the 2 world wars and every empire that was left, fell apart. Some say that Puerto Rico is still a colony, but i don't think it is. We choose our own goverment thru democratic elections, the only thing we cannot vote for is the US presidency. It has to do something with the Boston Tea Party; no taxation without representation, so we do pay income and sales tax. A number of people in the island do pay federal income taxes if they work for the Federal Goverment on the island (USPS, Veterans Adm, etc.) and they still cannot vote for the president, no idea why.

Puertorican's stay in this limbo for a couple of reasons, a couple being that if we become a state we will loose our heritage, culture & language, something I think its assinine. And the fear of becoming a nation is due to the fact that right now, in tandem with the US, we have a strong legal system, a strong military which has had puertoricans serving in it since WWI and all the unanswerable questions of what might happen if it becomes an independent republic.

And the difference between the US possesions and the British Commonwealth territories is that the US does NOT appoint someone to represent the President, unlike the british colonies or the dutch colonies.

And in response to the term Commonwealth, a couple of US States (PA for instance) and Puerto Rico use this term but it just servers as a name. A true commonwealth is like Canada or Australia, kinda independent but still under the british crown. A way to be part of the old british empire but without being a true empire.

Answer 2

You're joking. right.
Puerto Rico has the right to be a sovereign nation, a state in the union, or remain a US protectorate. That was granted to them many decades ago. Each time the vote is taken on the island, the people choose to stay a protectorate and for good reason.
As a protectorate of the USA, Puerto Rico enjoys a tax free status. Many American big corporation have headquarters on the island because of its federal tax free status.

Answer 3

Puerto Rico has voted several times whether to become a state or an independ country and to both they have voted down. They have choosen to stay as they are.
So I believe the answer to this question is that Puerto Rico will remain as a self governing terrority of the U.S.A.

Answer 4

The people of Puerto Rico have voted three times in recent history to retain their status as Commonwealth.

So, you see, the difference in "colonial" status is that they are not a colony. they are a commonwealth by their own choice. Their "freedom" is not dictated, nor withheld, by the USA.

I think you need to read a bit more history.

Answer 5

Puerto Rico is free to do as the majority of their people wish. The last time the people there voted on the sovereignty issue, they decided to remain a US protectorate. Their situation is not comparable to ours as a British colony in any way.

Answer 6

They'll Remain Our Colony Perpetually.

Answer 7

Does Puerto Rico want its freedom? I admit I am not up on everything but it seems to me PR gets a pretty good deal... most if not all of the bennies of being a state without the burden of income tax.

Answer 8

i think of Puerto Rico has a brilliant gamble to alter into self sustaining through fact it is not extremely a state. it is like a commonwealth of united statesa.. regardless of the undeniable fact that, Alaska and Hawaii are easily states of united statesa. so there extremely isn't any threat - or reason - for them to alter into self sustaining.

Answer 9

Not sure, but it makes for a nice Naval Artillery Range

Vieques Island, 20 miles off Puerto Rico , is a location suitable for combined naval shelling and amphibious training. We have bombed and blasted that battered earth for more than 60 years.

Answer 10

If Puerto Rico had to give up the Dollar what would they use for currency the sea shell? I appologize for tring to use humor here, however Puerto Rico would probably be a third world country if not for the United States.