Your thoughts?
2007-12-06 08:37:02 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
At the present time its a commonwealth country to the united states. In the past the people of Puerto Rico had a vote on the issue and it was overwelling turned down. Several times it was reported that they want nothing to do with becomeing a State of the U.S.
2007-12-06 08:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by ra16297845 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wonder why you ask this question? But PR is a protectorate of the USA. It is also a major off shore haven for fortune 500 companies. I would just quess that as long as our laws or the fortune 500 want the laws to be as they are. PR will never become a state. These are just my ideas. Who knows the real reasons.
2007-12-06 16:43:59 · answer #2 · answered by 7toes 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The way things stand now the Puerto Ricans have all the benefits of statehood and none of the responsibilities.
I think PR should be a US territory and not a state.
2007-12-06 16:39:33 · answer #3 · answered by Sean 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is up to puerto ricans to decide that (and it has to be ratified by all 50 states as well I think). It is already a territory so what's the difference? It may as well become a state in my opinion....
2007-12-06 16:42:40 · answer #4 · answered by KV 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the national language of PR is Spanish, and unless they are willing to make English their national language, they should not be made a state. We have more than enough people in this country now who can't speak English. We should allow PR to become a free country. No more imperialism!
2007-12-06 16:42:10 · answer #5 · answered by Shane 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm...no! I like the states we have already, but thanks. Why can they not be their own country? I don't dislike Puerto Rico, but that would not be a good idea to make it part of the USA.
2007-12-06 16:40:12 · answer #6 · answered by Unafraid 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually, way back when the reason that it was not allowed to be a state (not what they claim) was that it would change our crime stats way off the scale.
the area was crime ridden at the time, might still be, i don't know i don't keep up with it.
but if it is worse and it could be, that will be a huge thing to deal with the state rights. for it would change insurance rates in america to pay out the claims there
2007-12-06 16:45:45 · answer #7 · answered by magnetic_azimuth 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure, why not, Hawaii is a state, and they have no use, why not Puerto Rico.
2007-12-06 16:42:00 · answer #8 · answered by ryan c 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
peurto rico has never applied for statehood before but they can at any time. so i don't think it's much of an issue until they begin a step in that direction.
2007-12-06 16:40:30 · answer #9 · answered by samantha 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure why not?
There are lots of Puerto Ricans here anyway!
2007-12-06 16:39:39 · answer #10 · answered by BillyBob 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋