should PuertoRico bocome a state.or should the we just cut them loose?please dont answer if your ignorent
127132
i think Puerto Rico should become an independant state!
353328
That is a question for the people of Puerto Rico to decide for themselves.  That question has been put to them at least three times in the past and each time, the people have voted to remain a territory.  I don't see that anything has changed sufficiently to make any difference today if the question were presented again.
279090
Great idea in principle, but I would avoid Bolivia as Bebobz6 is sponsoring a child there, and might be a tad upset about it.\n\nWhy not nuke Argentina instead ?  Not even other Latin Americans like them.
393550
No, already projected during puerto rico's influx. The US Society would be overwhelmed .
205353
Question is, do they have an alternative? And then, will they have another chance?\n\nI think is a second best where the best should be to develop before being swallowed by the CSME. Anyway Trinidad and Jamaica have the advantage of the language against Spanish speaking countries.
229157
In my case, you're preaching to the choir.  However, there are probably some out there who have difficulty understanding that logic.\n\nIf a person chooses to body surf down Niagara Falls, should their survivors be able to sue the government? That makes about as much sense as Mexico suing us for endangering their citizens who are trying to enter OUR country ILLEGALLY.
205712
I think it would be a good idea to hold the big protest in, say, southern Texas. It would just be coincidental that a couple of battalions of the U.S. Army would be in the area. They are just holding maneuvers. Pay them no mind.
474917
I don't know any. I live in mid-Ohio. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the US. But I like all peoples of all nations. As long as you respect and like me I'll give it back. I always wanted to see Puerto Rico, is it nice there?
650764
Here's a nice little letter as to what would happen if the blue and red states split:\n\nDear Red States,\n\nWe’ve decided we’re leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we’re taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren’t aware, that includes Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California.\n\nTo sum up briefly:\n\nYou get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches.\n\nWe get Elliot Spitzer. You get Ken Lay.\n\nWe get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood.\n\nWe get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom.\n\nWe get Harvard. You get Ole’ Miss.\n\nWe get 85 percent of America’s venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama.\n\nWe get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay their fair share.\n\nSince our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the Christian Coalition’s, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms.\n\nPlease be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we’re going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they’re apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don’t care if you don’t show pictures of their children’s caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we’re not willing to spend our resources in Bush’s quagmire.\n\nWith the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent of the country’s fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple and lettuce, 92 percent of the nation’s fresh fruit, 95 percent of America’s quality wines (you can serve French wines at state dinners), 90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy league schools, Seven Sister schools, plus Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT.\n\nWith the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88 percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90 percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100 percent of all tele-evangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia and the vast majority of illiterate Americans also known as Arkansas.\n\nWe get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you.\n\nAdditionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe life is sacred unless we’re discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 44 percent say that evolution is only a theory, 53 percent that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61 percent of you crazy b*****ds believe you are people with higher morals than we lefties.\n\nPeace out,\nBlue States
480232
i dunno most Mexicans are comeing here. don't get me wrong they are hard working people looking for a better life. but if this continues we will have a border war with Mexico. its already starting. i work construction. most illegals work in this field they already have immigration on jobs at least once a week here they are gonna be weeded out and that's only gonna make more problems in Mexico.personally i think they should make Mexico a territory. like they did Porto Rico. or even make it a state both would profit from this. but like you said the corruption is bad. and they wouldnt want this
532654
Damn good plan.  It is too hard for people to run non-partisan web sites now a days.  Maybe we should contact our Secretary of State and suggest this idea and see what they say.
232427
I don't think so.  Puerto Rico's main issue revolves around that lack of a middle class.  Socioeconomic differences are of the hardest to resolve but I feel a political revolt is a more likely result.
127277
a loan of $ 420 millions was suggested but still int wouldn't be enough.they found that in Departamento de Hacienda (they collect the tax money) are 400millions in reserve but only 80millions are to pay all of the salaries till June.\nNo banks want to lend the money because Puerto Rico has a lot of loans that are not paid.
377104
Did`nt they turn down the chance of their own state a few years back, because they would`nt accept less than the whole country? Or am I getting it wrong?
336083
You are right that PR is part of the USA and I for one think it is time that you be considered a state! And no you are not the same as the illegals. They just want to find anyone they can to side with them. I don't think that they realize that by doing what they have, with the protests and all, that they have alienated those who would have supported them. \n\nPoint being is this,I can't go to any other country and protest or take an active part in voting or politics or even ask for assistants living because I am not a citizen of that country. So why should the illegals here be different. \n\nI am sorry you have had to deal with this personally. It is not right and I am saying so. You are an American and as such should be treated like it.
192319
they don't want to be added. they are reaping the benefits of being a state while still being independent. If I was them I wouldn't want to be added
303314
Huh....\n\nIts been 10+ years since I did some consulting in San Juan, and I see no reason why they should not be allowed citizenship, nor why you would call PR a disaster. Different perhaps, but as far as a propensity for violence and crime, the seedy areas there were actually much safer than say East Philadelphia, or other seedy area's in New England. At the time, I could go just about anywhere during the daylight hours, something I wouldn't try here. Prudence was necessary at night to avoid the bad sections.\n\nUnfortunately changes in public policy and the tax breaks for working with PR got changed, and I think thats most unfortunate. Their is a great, albeit different work ethic, and the value they could provide to the US had a huge potential.