Hillary Clinton spoke on this topic recently and her main points were about econcomics in Puerto Rico and their political status. In addition to this she has promised that if elected she would return some land back to Puerto Rico. This is a hard attempt for votes in this stage of her campaign. The longtime question of their status will be a priority for her to resolve if elected. I think that Hillary Clinton definately has good intentions and if she keeps her promises this will dramatically improve the economic status.
Puerto Rico has been a part of the United States since 1898 and migration to the states began. If Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state then the immigrants residing here will be entitled to the rights and advantages American citizens have. Do you think this is a good idea? I personally thing that Puerto Rico becoming another state would have a positive influence on our economy. Our text talks about the struggle for economic and political status. If it was made a state from the start, then life would have been easier for Puerto Ricans. This is because they would have a stronger voice in our government. If it becomes a 51st state then it will have a seat in Congress. This will be a step in the right direction for Puerto Ricans. Hillary Clinton has good intentions on this but we will see if she pulls through.
Here is the link to the article:
http://www.observer.com/2008/puerto-rico-new-american-samoa
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I think that it would be a good economic move on Puerto Rico’s part to become the 51st state. Labor laws, federal assistance, and economic stimulus from the US would all be beneficial to Puerto Rico. However, Puerto Rico has a strong sense of nationalism, so to ask a country that for the most part has some sense of independence, to completely give that up, and integrate into a completely different society and adopt a new sense of national history, I don’t think would go over very well. For this reason politically I think that it would not be a very good move, as it could lead to civil unrest and possible violence. I think that if we were to push for statehood, a lot of work would have to go into it, and it would take quite a bit of time. I know that this does not completely answer the question, but I think that this is a more complex issue and one that has more than one answer depending on how you look at it. There are a lot of issues that need to be addressed first in my opinion.
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