is puerto rico really in bankcrupcy?
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pr has no monet because of poor planing by our goverment and political influence so today may 1 2006 we are officially closed...at least parcially
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it has been a colony for 500 years, at that time PR belonged to Spain. I think it had a governor
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nevada state bank?\n\nis that a real bank?
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i really cant say im surprised i saw it coming with the spending...I guess the great Dominican Republic is going to have to bail out Puerto Rico again
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HUH?\n\nPuerto Rico honors custodial decisions issued elsewhere, just like any state in the US.
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many things are possible and yes puerto Rico can be a state . but i don't think they want to be anymore . last elections have show that puertoricans want to be independent from USA .\ni personally think that it sucks to have no voice . USA has not give them the power to vote . so i guess they don't think they deserve it . one country one voice  but theirs doesn't count for some .
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I'm looking for that article but in the meantime....since puerto rico is a u.s.territory i'm pretty sure there will be some form of aid.  ofcourse thats only a bandaide to the problem and a longterm solution/plan will be necessary.  i hope the u.s. gov. will help relocate island families within the u.s.
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The citizens of Puerto Rico are US citizens because Puerto Rico is a US colony.\n\nThere has been much debating about this issue in PR.  Some want PR to become a state.  Some want independance and some like it the way it is.\n\nThere are pros and cons for each and it will be in the hands of the Puerto Ricans to decide.\n\nGuam is also a US colony.\n\nAnd anybody who says the Puerto Ricans are lazy are ignorant and should not be allowed to breed.
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No, because the Constitution states that a candidate must be born in the United States.  Puerto Rico is not a U.S. state, it is a U.S. territory.
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Puerto Rico (currently a U.S. Territory) has had several referendums on the subject of applying for statehood, which have always been defeated.  It would be the most likely candidate for future statehood given its close ties to the United States already.
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They are statutory citizens but their nationality is Puerto Rican.\n\nPuerto Rico has a non permanent political association with the US called Commonwealth, they can be fully independent if they want to thru elections.
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Puerto Rico is a country, but it is not a fully sovereign one.\n\nFirst, you have to understand political science terms. A country is a nation. A "state" in US politics is a region or province of that country. But also a state is a self governing entity in international politics. It has a dual meaning. When we talk about the "states" of the US or Mexico or Venezuela we are really talking about a province or region that is part of that country. When we talk about the 'state of Israel'  we are talking about the self governing- sovereign government of that country. We need to understand this duality of meanings. \n\nThere are countries that are not fully sovereign :Palestine, Puerto Rico, Tibet.\n Some countries are divided into 2 states ( 2 governments) like Ireland, (due to colonialism or military invasions): Republic of Ireland and the province of northern Ireland (which is part of the United Kingdom).\n\nPuerto Rico has all the attributes of a country,it is one no doubt. it has a language,history and culture of it's very own that makes puerto ricans unique. Puerto Rico has an olympic team and competes in all international events as a nation. Puerto Rico has won many international events including 4 times the crown of Miss Universe. A puerto rican movie was nominated for an Oscar as  Best Foreign Film in 1989 for "Lo que le paso a Santiago".\n\nPuerto Rico's current political status is that of a self governing commonwealth associated with the US (this status does not make it part of the US).This current status is not permanent and it's self determination is recognized by the United Nations.
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Puerto Rico is part of the United States. Cuba is a dictatorship under Castrol The Dominican Republic is a very unstable country in the area.
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Unfortunately, because of the way the Electoral College works, Puerto Ricans, who are US citizens, do not have the right to participate in the election of the President of the United States if they reside in Puerto Rico.  The Constitution specifies that only states (and DC) can participate in the presidential election by choosing "electors" who are part of the Electoral College.\n\nA number of people from Puerto Rico have tried to sue the US Government to force it to recognize the right of the American citizens to participate in the presidential election.  These efforts have ultimately been unsuccessful.\n\nHowever, in 2000 there was a glimmer of hope for the American citizens who reside in Puerto Rico.  The US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico issued judgement on August stating that Puerto Rico had the right to participate in the Electoral College, as long as the state legislature approved a method.  The state legislature approved a law for the election of presidential electors from Puerto Rico, to be held together with the general election on November 7, 2000.\nThe ballots were printed (with Bush & Gore's names and pictures), and mailed out to absentee voters.  Unfortunately, just before the election, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed the judgement of the District Court, and the state Supreme Court invalidated the local law.  Therefore, the American residents of Puerto Rico could not participate in the 2000 presidential election.\n\nA few (around 100 absentee voters) people actually cast their presidential ballots, but we will never know how they voted.
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They, Puerto Rico,  have their own constitution, laws and their own supreme court. Due to their political association with the US as a self governing commonwealth some US federal laws apply.
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Both previous answers are correct. It was a "Puerto-Ricaninsm" from "Lower East Side" - and it sounds like a town In Puerto Rico called "Loiza Aldea."
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Puerto Rico, you can still haggle and it's in the U.S.