Puerto Rico having upteenth Statehood Referendum

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  1. Lil Mike

    Lil Mike Well-Known Member

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    Why do this again?

    Puerto Rico to hold statehood referendum amid disillusion

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced on Saturday that she will hold a nonbinding referendum in November to decide whether Puerto Rico should become a U.S. state, a move that comes amid growing disillusion with the island’s U.S. territorial status.

    For the first time in the island’s history, the referendum will ask a single, simple question: Should Puerto Rico be immediately admitted as a U.S. state?


    I wonder why this desire for Statehood all of a sudden?

    But it’s a gamble that members of the governor’s pro-statehood party are confident will pay off given that Puerto Rico has struggled to obtain federal funds for hurricanes Irma and Maria...


    Oh, it's about money.
     
  2. Pork_Butt

    Pork_Butt Active Member

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    They should be admitted to The Republic of Mexico as a state, not the U.S.A.
     
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