We must overcome the un-fair oppressive tactics of the misinformed, closet bigots… hidden agendas; not discriminate or provide poor age old excuses consensus, language… to keep PR an un-democratic US Territory. US is the 2d largest Spanish Nation in the World. They loyally sacrifice; fight… shed blood in defending the US—for the good of all. I wish that we might have many more like them!
They are very proud of their roots, linage, and heritage as part of the shared macro Western culture. Plus, as most enlighten US Citizens, they believe in: God, love, truth, fairness, justice…; are hard workers, family oriented; community servants…— US values engrained! Jeb Bush, Rep. The original Territorial Clause was written in another era…when the founding Fathers with no Women, Blacks, or Hispanics participation; some had slaves… were more focused on uniting sovereign States…forming a representative democracy under a Federal Government…, organizing the boundaries of the US… not on an equal US Citizenship.
But, our democracy has evolved with its amendments! A big complicated formula currently explains how many House seats each state should get, according to the Census Bureau.
The process starts by automatically giving each state one seat. Then the method gives each potential seat for each state a unique "priority value" based on a formula and the state's population. The state with the highest priority value California gets the 51st seat. Then the next highest remaining Texas gets the 52nd. The next highest California again gets the 53rd.
New York gets the 54th. Florida gets the 55th. And so on all the way to the th seat. The bottom line is this: With 3. They'd get the th, th, th and th seats, in addition to their automatic seat, in case you were wondering.
The five unlucky states that would lose one seat each? Minnesota, California, Texas, Washington and Florida. The size of the US House of Representatives has been capped at voting members by law for over a century. Chuck Schumer has vowed to pursue Puerto Rican statehood. If the Republicans retain the majority, however, Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican senators would almost certainly block any effort to make Puerto Rico a state.
Puerto Rican voters on the mainland usually vote Democratic, so most Republicans perceive statehood as a political threat, although Pew Research finds Puerto Ricans on the island are a socially conservative crowd. For now, all eyes are on Georgia. Portsmouth Climate Festival — Portsmouth, Portsmouth. Edition: Available editions United Kingdom. He cleaned up NYC. He can make it happen for Puerto Rico.
People create jobs in areas where there is a good risk reward ratio with favorable economic conditions. If you want to support something you should study the history of the worlds economic power houses and how they came to be. Born and raised in the United States….. I trained and helped many companies in the Midwest to get their employees State Certifications.
In Puerto Rico their are limitations….. Many Puerto Ricans have fought in many wars and returned to be discriminated against…. American citizens should not be denied their benefits. And a person should not loose their right to vote for a US president just because of relocation to a territory.
Hi, Ben, We are biased. We are not a balanced news site. We are an advocacy site, talking to statehood supporters and people who want to know more about statehood for Puerto Rico.
We are specifically asking people to take action to help Puerto Rico become a state. I see that you are writing from a school. You should always consider whether a website is biased, because some sites may be biased but dishonest about that.
Consider the purpose of the website, whether it provides sources for its information we do , ands whether it fairly depicts the arguments on the other side we do. Good luck with your project! The only people pushing for statehood are those looking to increase the welfare state and the bondholders looking for debt reimbursement.
Fact is those investors knew it was bad debt in the first place and deserve to lose their investment. We already have the largest public housing project in the US. They want to turn the entire island into public housing. The only exception to this rule are welfare recipients, something we have too much of on the island.
Our sales tax is Try being transparent with the people and include the potential tax rate after becoming a state and see how much of the vote you get. Who in their right mind would stay on the island? That is the equivalent of working 10 months out of the year for the government. What services do we get in return for this slavery?
Obamacare will make health care system even worse and more expensive than it already is. University costs will skyrocket to mainland prices when right now they are the most affordable in the county. Instead imagine if your groups efforts were directed towards real growth. An independent Puerto Rico could become the Singapore of the Americas:. These are just a few things that can be done to turn the island into an economic power house instead of the next Detroit.
The people who want to live on the system will leave for the mainland where they can apply for welfare programs. Those that want to build a better PR will stay and work. This is called economic migration. Nobody is migrating to Venezuela. Singapore broke away from Malaysia which broke away from UK. Only possible through independence. We have some of the best talent in the US already living on the island.
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