Why isn't Puerto Rico a US State?
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Why isn't Puerto Rico a US State?
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"Americans were outraged by acts committed by Spain". But they were not outraged by their own acts towards
Indians and blacks.
@@fjp3305 you sound boring.....lol
Supreme Court justice Byron White was not even born in 1901. So the info at 4:20 minutes is wrong.
They had a little too much weed at that time
Correct, this line should be credited to Supreme Court Justice Henry Brown (1836-1913) from the Downes v. Bidwell decision (which was in 1901).
this is written by chat gpt
So many wrong facts!
Shhhhh, let him be for the kids
And a very biased point of view.
@@fjp3305 aw mam, just let the kids watch
well its clearly a script written and voiced by ai
@@dai6419 chat, is this real?
Spain don't sell PR for 20 M dollars, Phillipines instead
PR and Guam are included in that 20M dollars
@@medeiapsyche Nope, that islands are included finally for free
@@miguelgutierrez223I can buy you
And besides this money was never payed. Same case with Florida. Always stealing
True, but the contract was signed under the threat that if Spain did not sign, the USA would invade the Canary Islands as well.
I feel like this video was mistakenly edited to include the part about Puerto Rico being a secondary consideration like 3-4 times.
AI sometimes forgets what it already said
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@@scottcarter6623 yeah, what the hell. This video was bad.
I thought I was going nuts. I had to scroll back in the video to make sure.
True. If you want to know the history of Puerto Rico and the relationship with the United States skip this video.
Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 🇺🇸as a territory buys everything from the USA. It uses the US merchant navy 🚢 for its trade, one of the most expensive in the world. The elderly citizen does not receive full social security as in the USA. It does not collect complementary social security nor does it receive full Medicare like the USA. That old no taxation no representation comment is really unfortunate. Because any aid does not arrive in the same quantities as any of the states. Our soldiers have participated in all the US 🇺🇸wars since World War I. They have died for the American flag.
It's really sad that your soldiers participated and died for a country and its flag that is not theirs.
@@franciscopagan3255 wrong US merchant navy is the safest sure way of getting goods to Puerto rico, the are regulated by federal government laws not like rat infested ships from other countries with no regulations or insurance coverage, I recieve full social security benifits, yes some people don't recieve full supplemental security benifits but thats a small portion of people that are not getting $40 more....lol, we don't pay federal taxes on our income, I use to keep $17,000 a year in my pocket.....dude thus topic fits you 3 sizes too large.
@@franciscopagan3255 you want to take credit for what some random puerto rican you don't know did in the wars...youz a clown.
@@franciscopagan3255 puerto rico has consumed more FEMA funds then 49 states combined
Simple answer. The 2 party system would never allow it. That's the flaw of the 2 party system. One party would be inherently against a 51st state depending on what the political demographic of the territory is. The only way we get a 51st state in the US is if we get a 52nd state that gives electorals to the opposing party and new senators. As long as the 2 party system exists, we probably will never see a 51st state.
Yes and no many puerto ricans don't want to be a state
Exactly right
Puerto Rico has had 3 state votes all ending in majority wanting statehood it never gets to the floor of congress or senate because both parties think Puerto Rico will vote for the other side only
@@simoncohen9323that's statistically false the last few referendums have been in majority wanting statehood
Ask RJK Fr.
No taxation, no draft, without representation
Jesus loves you ❤️
Not true about the draft.
Freedom from America is the true path for my fellow Puerto Ricans
@@zombiekilldemonif our people go on their own they become another hati or Cuba , pr has no resources left the Spanish drained it all , it would be complete kaos half the island ( or more) is already infested with gangs who basically run the areas ,best case is for PR to become a state
@@bravocarlos1752 that is American propaganda. Trust me as having lived on the mainland as much as I have, that is a talking point used to justify the status quo. We can be independent and have good trade with the US and not end up with sanctions and embargoes on us like Cuba or Haiti. The Republic of Palau just got their freedom from imperialist America in 1994 and is in free association with the US so they still have the US postal service, they still use the US dollar, US vets from there still get pensions, they have visa free movement to US and like Nato they have a treaty of mutual defense. Still this is all while being able to have a full seat in the UN, can control and use resources in territorial waters without the approval of the US government, can form their own trade relationships with other countries, and at any time Palau can freely end it's free association agreement with the USA. That is what an independent Puerto Rico can and will look like. Stop believing the propaganda that we will become poorer and somehow more dysfunctional than Haiti the day after independence. That propaganda is based in the racist belief that we can not govern ourselves and need the paternalistic white man to guide us. And when we say we dont want that they respond with "If not well you don't wanna become like those barbaric Haitian people don't you?" It's brainwashing talking points fed to Puerto Ricans for generations and it's bullshit! Also most of the major crime in Puerto Rico like drug smuggling or corruption are from these white American colonizers not Puerto Ricans.
Don't forget although PR is not a state, they still have to pay taxes to the U.S. Government. E.g., customs taxes, Federal commodity taxes, and all payroll taxes (also known as FICA taxes, which include (a) Social Security, (b) Medicare, and Unemployment taxes).
They do not pay Income tax to the USA.
US paid $20M for Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as a whole.
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let's be real the U.S didn't want to give "freedom to Puerto" so much as they just wanted to acquire more territory, the sinking of main was likely not due to the Spanish but they U.S blatantly took advantage of the situation to take Spain's holdings. If they really wanted to free Spain's colonies then they would of granted it to the Philippines immediately not with hold it for decades only after Philippine American War and various revolts, protests by the Filipino people was this granted. Unfortunately Puerto Rico being in the U.S backyard was not granted this opportunity and if the U.S really didn't want Europe in the america's it could of attacked British, French and Dutch territories that they still hold to this day, but nope Spain was weaker, catholic and spoke the same language of the other Nations it took land from or sent Coup't to destabilize.
would of - LMAO!
@@MysticRyokan Yes Spain was weaker then
USS Maine not main. Sigh...
Filipinos are Chinese people.
That's correct. The Spaniards had nothing to do with the explosion of the USS Maine. They just used that as an excuse to attack Spain and steal their territories.
Taino is prounced taa-ee-noe
Thank you
Well to be fair, it’s probably hard to definitively say how Taino is pronounced. It’s a dead language and the people that study it overwhelmingly speak Spanish, so that influences how they pronounce Taino words.
For example, I saw a RUclips video where a Puerto Rican woman said in Taino the letter “T” is pronounced as it is in English, a hard T. But when she says Taino in her videos she ALWAYS pronounces it with the softer Spanish “T”. Which is correct? I have no idea.
If the US doesn't want to make them a state, then grant them their independence.
They do not want independence. It is either statehood or the present status.
Puerto Rican here. The majority supports statehood, but local parties gain more by keeping us in this limbo-like state where it never gets resolved. Certain political parties ask people not to vote because the moment the status question gets resolved, the majority of political parties here will have no reason to exist. there will be another plebiscite this year and they already telling people not to vite
Puerto Rican here too and you are regurgitating white American propaganda for imperial annexation in Statehood. You want to status quo to end and help our people then fight for INDEPENDENCE FROM IMPERIAL AMERICA!
the majority does not support statehood. the past plebiscites had being rigged by the statehood party. Since the bombardment of Utuado by the United States Air Force, in which 70% of the town was destroyed, the fear of speaking of independence became part of the boricua DNA
Dang all the more reason for statehood since if PR became independent those same parties people would just make it another banana republic.
That is not true, most of the plebiscites have been rigged by the statehood party. Since the bombardment of Utuado by the US Air Force, the fear towards independence have been printed into the puertorican DNA
@@CW0123for real. An Independent Puerto Rico would less beneficial for the average Puerto Rican and more beneficial for those in charge politically and in commerce.
It's impossible to tell more lies in less time. 👎
6:58 “a colonial possession.” Sure, and Japan and Germany which we defeated in WWII are our colonial possessions, too. What? No? What do you mean no? We defeated them. Just like we defeated Spain. So why aren’t they our possessions? Come now, you must fairly apply the same logic.
Yea this is a dumb argument. Occupying a country is not the same as annexing/acquiring it.
Because when English speaking Americans translate the Despacito song, which is Puerto Rican, they're shocked, how dirty the lyrics are😂 Especially, the moment with "...tus lugares favoritos."😳🤣
Independent puerto rico would be fine.
Pfft 😂
@@MarloSoBalJr There's an entire book explaining Why it will be fine. It's called Puerto Rico the economic case for sovereignty
In 1898, Puerto Rico was a Spanish Province, had 16 representatives in the Spanish Government, had its own currency, Postal System, language and history. It was a literate society with a long tradition. The people were never democratically consulted and the Oligarchs made all the decisions. A false promise of Independence was what made the 50 thousand militia to lower their weapons as 3 thousand U.S.soldiers marched to San Juan.
Your not mencioning the main problem, due to the cabotage law witch has existed for more than 100 years since the US took over PR. That talks about no exportation with nobody but the US and every import and product that goes to sell in PR needs to have US inspection. Makes it more conveniet to have it as a teritory not a state.
Born in Atlanta but raised in Puerto Rico. I would love that Puerto Rico join the Union as a State ❤️🇺🇸🇵🇷😎
The Truman deal allowing income made in Puerto Rico to be tax-free, but giving Puerto Ricans US citizenship, is real reason Puerto Rico has not become a state. This is why public opinion in Puerto Rico is closely divided. ⚖️👍
3:53 “Spain was forced to” . . . well, no, you see the way it works, dear Romanian, is when you lose a war, you lose. In this case Spain lost its territories. If Spain had won, would you say “the US was forced to?” Forced to do what I do not know.
. . . . Where was the time you had for this video? There is a lot of public information available between Puerto Rico and The United States that you could’ve applied. Like- the time when the United States Navy used Puerto Rico as a firing and mining range, the time Puerto Ricans tried to assassinate a U.S. President, the Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917, including the shipping of shipping cargo that must directly come from the United States before arriving to the island. This could’ve expanded the reasonings why Puerto Ricans are divided when the opportunity of statehood becomes an option.
I understand this YT channel is to just pump content, but what is the point of being subscribed to an overly broad channel compared to the others that do the same or ones that do it better. Improve and I’ll consider subscribing again, but as of right now- this channel is just another pump and dump.
The way you pronounce taíno gave me space aids..
6:30 Well, bully for the good professor. You miss that though some American capitalists flat out wanted to annex Cuba, they chose independence. And so they became. And you know how many times in American history we have opposed and crushed the independence of other nations, don’t you? Didn’t we crush Romania’s independence? Oh wait. You’re independent, aren’t you? The crushing was from the east, not the west, as you recall.
You forgot to mention that the IRS is headquartered in Puerto Rico. I believe the IRS is "Puerto Rico Trust Fund Number 62"
They shouldn't be in Puerto Rico period.
7:45 “reluctance of Congress” and the rest, mostly repetition. So the facts are: Puerto Ricans have voted six times on statehood, no statehood, stay as a territory. When those three choices are on the ballot, staying as is wins. In 2020 one choice was given and so 52% said yes to statehood, half of eligible voters not voting. But if you recall in 2020 and 2021 we were all, the whole world, a bit busy so there may have been good reason voting turnout was low. The decision is not in the US or in our Congress. The issue is in Puerto Rico which seesaws back and forth yes, no, be a state, don’t be a state. One key factor that keeps many from wanting statehood you did not even mention. Once they are a state they must pay federal income tax like all the rest of us. As they are now, they have the benefits of being American but not the cost. They pay their own local tax but not the US national, federal tax. But your “Congress is keeping them out” theory is blown away by what happened with Samoa. After WWII the UN established protectorates for small Pacific nations so no big Asian power could swallow them whole. We, some European, and other nations received island nation protectorates from the UN. Part of Samoa went to New Zealand, part to the US. Samoa became independent in 1962. But one of the Samoan islands did not want to be independent with the rest of Samoa. So they became American Samoa. Congress had nothing to do with their decision. If one day they reconsider and want to be part of Samoa, off they go. If they vote to be a state, they have every chance of becoming a state. Like Puerto Rico-which again next year will vote to stay as is, be a state, or become independent. Colonial Spain never gave any of its American colonies such a choice. Bolivar had to fight for their independence. If Puerto Rico does not strongly and clearly vote for statehood next year, personally I’d like Congress to tell them not to vote again for ten or so years. They’re just about averaging a vote a decade as it is. Next year is their seventh vote. That, my dear Romanians, is *not* colonialism. Write about what you know.
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phillippines is part of the treaty of paris Spain also agreed to sell the Philippines to the United States for the sum of $20 million. The U.S. Senate ratified the treaty on February 6, 1899, by a margin of only one vote. The McKinley Administration also used the war as a pretext to annex the independent state of Hawaii.
Did not have enough political power for the decision... 🙁
The Black Legend is strong with this one.
What black legend ?
@@jonathanviera1589 Everything in this video
@@internetapocalypse4885 that’s not very informative because I’m from Puerto Rico and this is more or less what happened where’s the black legend.
@@jonathanviera1589 See: you said it: "More or less" is the black legend- manipulated to anglo saxons favour.
@@internetapocalypse4885 what about the Spanish atrocities done at that time because that’s not Saxon propaganda that’s our history too , seriously why are you saying they did it when it’s literally in the history of most Latin American countries
You shouldn't take the Referendums into account. It has become almost a policy for The New Progressive Party to hold a referendum every time they're in power and make it so that it looks like most Puerto Ricans support statehood. They do not. Aside from every Referendum always being "non-binding" (which the PNP always makes it seem like they are), turnout is typically low. In the 2020 Referendum was 52% when turnout for election is typically around 70%, with the exception of the last two elections.
Are there any referendums that say the opposite?
You are absolutely right!! We are having another one this year too, it's so stupid what they are doing. The referendums are just ploys to get PNPs more ignorant supporters out to vote for their candidates in the gubernatorial elections.
So we should ignore referendums because of low turnout and conflict with your personal beliefs. Got it
@@patrickledonne5547 So clearly you're not Puerto Rican, so you wouldnt understand. But not only do they have low turnout, they are Non-binding meaning they were never approved by the US government to happen in the first place, so they are huge wastes of tax pays dollars. And the reason they keep holding referendums, is because the very Pro-statehood party PNP just uses them as political ploys to get their more ignorant voters to come out and vote for them in the gubernatorial elections which is held on the same day as the referendums. And this is a fact that everyone knows on the island, many Pro-statehood politicians even denounce this and openly admit that the referendums are just for show and to just get more votes. And it's happening again, this November.
@@jbenvenut The Statehood option has won on multiple occasions. Votes don’t lie. People that don’t like the outcome lie. Don’t change the narrative that the plebiscite Statehood wins don’t count or that people in PR didn’t want Statehood. If you want something vote for it and if you don’t vote then don’t complain if your choice doesn’t win. That’s how democracy works. It doesn’t matter if the US Government approved the votes before or after. Some US States became States without an approved US Government plebiscite. It was an official vote approved by the Puerto Rico Government. And that is where it counts. Not what the US Government wants but what the US Citizens of Puerto Rico want in the end.
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam are included in the 20M dollars package
Puerto Rico used to have a refinery there and they could not buy gas, all petroleum products had to be shipped to the US and then brough back with a lot of taxes attached to it. that's why life is so expensive there.
Only 40% have jobs and majority live off the US taxpayer.
Okay COLONIZER!
@@zombiekilldemonsays the non Puerto Rican.
That is true...sad but true
@@theoc007 F*** you I am Puerto Rican
Basically because American corporate pay PRicans peanuts and work them like slaves
Puerto Rico should be it's own country, there's no real reason for it not to be.
According to whom? Puerto Ricans themselves are divided on this issue. We should let them decide, not decide for them.
@@adrianpadin1840 According to whom? According to me, that's my opinion, that's why I posted it. Do you not understand how the comments section works? And I noticed you didn't give any reasons against what I commented. Puerto Ricans are fully formed humans with the ability to govern themselves. They don't need to be a territory/ protectorate/ colony of anyone.
@@utbb57 I gave you a reason - Puerto Ricans themselves are divided on the issue of whether they want to become an independent nation or continue being a part of the United States. I think that's a decision they should make for themselves.
> Puerto Ricans are fully formed humans with the ability to govern themselves.
Californians are fully formed humans with the ability to govern themselves, so should they be an independent country? I think most Californians would choose to be part of the United States, if given the choice. If you Puerto Ricans have the right to self-determination, choosing to become a US state is a valid choice.
The reason I commented what I did is because it seems arrogant to assume that you know what's best for Puerto Rico better than Puerto Ricans.
@@adrianpadin1840 Being divided isn't a reason.
California is part of the United States, they don't have to choose and they have a large say in how things are run. Do you really not understand the difference?
What makes you think I'm not Puerto Rican? Don't you think brown people have access to the internet? Talk about arrogant.
@@utbb57 To be fair, there was a nationalist movement before that wanted independece but the US crackdown on the movement during the 30s to the 50s with the gag law for example
So not even an explanation on why 47% of Puerto Ricans don't want statehood? That seems like a pretty important thing to gloss over.
In case you don't know, in Democracies the majority wins, because it's better not to ask yourself because 52% of the population, the majority, wants to be a State.
@@rambopimientayceniza3958 It's worth knowing why almost half the population doesn't want something that gets sold as purely positive. Besides, for major decisions, many countries require more than just a 2-3% majority.
@@reyson01 You're telling me that if Trump beats Biden by 52%, it's not valid because you need to know why 47% don't want Biden. Pathetic way of thinking, for some things the majority rules and for others it doesn't🤣😂
@@reyson01And the US isn't one of those countries.
Also, 47% don't want statehood either because they want out of a western power or they don't want to pay our sky-high income taxes.
@@rambopimientayceniza3958 I employ you to read more about your facts because your numbers are missing many variables, and it’s just right-wing propaganda.
To my main point, these referendums without historical context continue an imperialist tradition. The United States government suppressed the Puerto Rican independence movement. Study PUERTO RICAN history and you’ll understand how our colonial relationship with the United States created the conditions for dependence and colonialist thought of self.
Let's go another banger sending love from Chicago & can you please do a video on the Eastland ship the Titanic of Chicago it would be so much appreciated God bless you
Early as fuck but first thing its TAI-eeno interms of pronunciation 0:45
Cool side trivia...the reason Mexico never launched a Naval offensive when Texas was breaking away was because of....I'll wait but the hint is a people that have a proud sea based tradition
It should be its own nation
And it would be gut-wrenching poor. I've been the Puerto Rico five times and studied there twice.
@@javiermoretti1825 You are wrong. We jave a proportionately higher gpd than the whole South Florida Metro Area, despite the fact th that our economic development is destroyed by the Cabotage Laws and the Interstate Commerce Clause in its dormant state, effectively inhibiting both cheaper imports and direct trade with other countries while being unable to discriminat ein favor of our own products. Despite that, look at our GDP proportionate to our population. We are being dragged by the colonial relationship with the US. The US gains from our consumer market 54 billion a year while we only get 7 billion in donated funds while we pay for all other funds, including FEMA funds through encumbrances in our mortgages. To add insult to injury, we have no parity regarding those payed funds even when we pay more than six states. Since when are colonies a cost to the colonizer society?
@@javiermoretti1825 Also, despite the huge brain drain towards the US, Puerto Ricans have a really high HDI, higher than many European countries. If we had sovereignty and could develop an economy out of the constraints of the ICC of the US Constitution, the Cabotage laws and the territorial clause of the US Constitution, we would actually get that human capital back and even have a greater gdp proportionately to our population, which would be higher indeed than most populations of its size, including greater gdp than entire US metro areas. Moretti ...
@@Dbbrainer No, I'm not. 42.7% of Puerto Rico's population lives below the poverty line. I studied at UPR, so I know the island very well. Compare that to the next poorest state, Mississippi, which has a 18.70% poverty rate. I love PR, but I cannot ignore its problems.
@@javiermoretti1825 I'm not saying I disagree with you, but do understand that the 42.7% figure is the mainland poverty level, and the cost of living on most of the island is substantially lower than the mainland.
We don't need statehood,what we need is that Puerto Rico be returned to Spain ❤ because we are Spaniards.
Congress of the United States have to stop the discrimination against the Puerto Rican citizen of the United States and Islands citizens
Full US citizenship and no income taxes seems like a good deal to me
bc it's entirely latino and spanish speaking, end of video
No?
Maybe you shoulda actually do some research before boldly asserting a completely baseless explanation. Many Puerto Ricans speak English - over 50% by recent studies. And many Puerto Ricans are proud Americans and support statehood. There are a lot of reasons why it may not happen, but the biggest one is that it would disrupt the balance of power in Congress - Puerto Rico leans more Democrat and Republicans in Congress do not want an influx of liberal Congressmen and two additional Democrat senators. There is also a big issue of taxes, because currently Puerto Ricans do not pay federal income tax, and since many on the island are already in poverty they are hesitant to pay more taxes when they may not see the benefit of that tax revenue for several years. There are many other reasons, but to conclude most of the reasons are political in nature, not cultural.
Clueless!
New Mexico, California, Nevada we’re primarily populated by Latinos before becoming states since they use to belong to Mexico
@@adrianpadin1840 Everything you said was correct except that they lean democratic. Their political system isn't easily comparable to the mainlands, but it's been shown that they're more Republican than Democratic
It isn't a state mainly because it would be 2 more automatic Democrat U.S. Senators. Republicans don't want that - and rightfully so. The other reason is that they have it made - they are U.S. citizens, can come and go to the mainland as they please, and pay no federal tax.
Wrong actually. Washington DC's statehood is blocked by Republicans because they have always been Democrats. Puerto Rico's politics are more aligned with pro-statehood vs. pro-independence parties, with members of either parties having BOTH Republican and Democrat members. Some Republicans even support statehood for PR because their people are more conservative in social issues.
@@tudung348I didn’t know there’s a statehood movement for DC
a lot of the voting population of Puerto Rico are actually more Republicans and conservative due to their religious views. this is a common mistake of thinking just because they are brown they are going to align with the Democrats
Puertoricans do pay federal taxes, differently but they do
There is a Republican representative in congress right now and she got elected in the primaries by a shared party with Democrats to run for Governor
As a puertorrican I know why we are not state, every import or export has to be done by US naval fleets by law, that means that all those cargos have to be taxed double or even triple in the case of cars thats why we are poor compared to others.
None of that is true.
The ports' unions live from all the goods they transport to Puerto Rico. Cabotage laws
My understanding is that under the Jones Act Puerto Rico can engage in international commerce but foreign ships may not cross from port to port within US territories or the mainland. That is different from what you said.
@@CedarHunt : Liar.
@@Android_Warrior Nah
Because no one wants to hear another Daddy Yankee song #PuertoRicanIndependence
I agree that Puerto Rico should become an independent country.
The real reason for what Puerto Rico never became as US State,are the two US political parties. Democrats think if Puerto Rico became as State the population of Puerto Rico prefers Republican party and Republicans think Puerto Rico prefers democrat party.🥴🤔
Independence for Puerto rico! 🇵🇷
I agree.
@@RGF19651 they wouldn’t survive on their own
@@littleice9731 wye
@@littleice9731- That’s the propaganda narrative.
They wouldn't survive if that are being sanctioned 😂
I'd say let, Puerto Rico be its own country.
Would quickly get bullied by other superpowers and creates a naval security risk if they were to align with BRICS
Please free us from Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans
I'd say Puerto Rico should be a state.
It’ll be a third world poor country if independent. Plus, about half of the entire territory lives under poverty compared to Mississippi which is about 15%. They are far better off as a territory.
The question should be why isn’t it independent? After five hundred years as a colony of one superpower after another. 🤨
This is extremely simple. The Republican party is afraid that Puerto Rico will be a Democratic Stronghold thus 2 Democratic Senators etc. So the Republican party is so afraid of Puerto Rico giving the Democratic Party two seats in the Senate that the Republican party even refuses allowing Upper Michigan to be a state in order to balance the situation because of this: Upper Michigan would get only 1 seat in the house, with its higher population Puerto Rico would probably get 3 to 7 seats. The better thing to do at this point: Vote out a vast majority of Republicans. (All of this IMHO)
Gracias para los Puertorriqeños que han estado en las militares de USA. Estados son Americanos tambien... y Puerto Rico merece ser tratado mejor. Es una bella cultura y ellos son buen personas. Te amo PR.
Independencia y libertad para PR!!!!
Because if they became a state they would have the IRS on their Azzzz!
Because people don't want it.
Same reason Washington, DC isn't likely to become a state anytime soon. Their populations, both biologically and politically, are the wrong color.
5:12 and following “why Puerto Rico did not become” a state early on. Whoa, pardner, not so fast. At that time new states were not just accepted, presto! They had the status of a “territory” first. ALL territories had to meet certain requirements just to *apply* , not just to be accepted into the Union. Your description makes it sound like we were imposing something unique on lonesome little Puerto Rico. Mais non, mon amie. We treated Puerto Rico the same as all our territories. Still do.
When territories were established it was assumed statehood would eventually occur, but this assumption changed once the U.S. started acquiring colonies outside of the “lower 48”. At that point they started distinguishing between “incorporated” territories (Alaska and Hawaii) where the Constitution applied in full, and “unincorporated territories” (Puerto Rico, Guam, etc) where the Constitution did not (and still does not) apply in full. The incorporated territories obviously became states. To date, none of the unincorporated territories have become a state.
So to say Puerto Rico was treated just like all the other territories is flat out false.
Electoral College. Any new State is going to give one party 2 more votes for President and 2 more Senators to pass bills. This means that both parties will oppose any new States that don't favor them.
We need to ditch the electoral college and adopt actual democracy.
@@HypatiaMuse No. If we did that, the Nation would be controlled by basically the five biggest cities. (Which is why it was adopted in the first place.)
@@HypatiaMuse absolutely not minority rule is essential for the continuing functioning of our Republic. That works in Europe because its proportional parliamentary system allows for a diverse break down in demographics and representation they do not have a winner takes all system. Madison clarified as much in the federalist papers that in our system minority rule is necessary because continued domination of a system of lets say 52 to 47 percent would cause the minority party to be come disenfranchised and lead to continual civil war and unrest. imagine if a 100 million people lost all rights to govern less then 1% of them would be able if formed into a collective fighting force could cripple the United States.
@@jerrydickerson1111 Minority rule, no matter what!!! Unless, you know, some - minorities - show up ....
@@OrdinaryDude I think you overstate how big the cities are in comparison to the rest of the country. The population of the 5 biggest cities combine is only 5.5% of the total population
I lived there for a while and while I'm sure historical theories have their relevance, understanding the complexity of PR politics is....not an easy task. I'm surprised by the claim that it would instantly be a democrat state because where I was in the SE, they would all equate to mainland US Republicans that are tired of poor infrastructure and see who has been messing it up for the past few decades. If you want to get to a real hot button issue for PR, you have to look at the Jones Act. Whatever party kills that will effectively be the family party in PR no matter what they do that is crappy otherwise.
It seems that's the same view even in democrat controlled areas.
In CA, I've noticed that many people will believe in/support republican ideals. For example, taxes, regulations, lack of criminal accountability. Yet they absolutely refuse to vote differently or not vote at all.
PR has already been granted the right to vote for independence or statehood. Nothing could be more fair than that. It is completely in the hands of the Puerto Rican electorate. Many of these comments are lame and without any factual basis. Why comment on something when you don't have a clue about the facts of the matter? If they vote for independence, it will be granted. That is the fact of the matter.
Statehood would be the best option for Puerto Rico. I say this as a Caribbean, because ever since many of the islands gained independence from Great Britain, many of them became overwhelmingly corrupted with crime and poverty. My home island is Trinidad, and I love my country don't get me wrong, but I can't possibly live there because of how horrible things have gotten there. ... Maybe I'd settle for Tobago, but definitely not Trinidad, lol.
Well at least you aren’t Haitian 😅
Many Puerto Ricans fought hard for decades to become an independent nation. They even attempted to assassinate the US President as well as US Congressmen. To say that most Puerto Ricans hated the US is an understatement. However, people easily forget.
How would being a state change things?
You would still have the same politicians in office.
The economy would still be the same. You won't attract factories or industries just by being a state.
Taxes and laws are still being passed at the local level, are they not?
I'm Puerto Rican. Puerto Rico is already a US possession and it's already overwhelmed with corruption and crime. Just adding Puerto Rico as a state would replace Mississippi as the poorest state. And with Puerto Rico already struggling, then with the added taxes that it would have to pay by becoming a state, Puerto Rico will become even more third world, a third world US state.
Because 1. Puerto Rico can apply for aid that can help them get back on their feed and before most of the factories where moved to China a lot of them were in Puerto Rico for a very long time.
We actually had a strong pharmaceutical business which we still have remnants of it but it’s difficult to branch out because we have to go through the US to do that but we have no presentation so it mostly gets ignored.
As a state we could apply for bankruptcy that could help us slowly get back up on our feed and we would have more representation to try to pass deals that will allow us to expand our trade.
Puerto Rico as a full US State will increase the taxation, after which the population might as well turn Republican as they are also not used to the extensive welfare, social security and medic aid of the US.
Never pretend like you know the future.
Because its from Spain
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It’s a good thing the US is democracy because people like me should never be elected. The reason is the day after militant Puerto Rican’s opened fire on the US Congress (and later became national heroes) as an elected official I would have declared them independent nation.
I'm certain that the Puertoricans that want statehood are a minority. I live there.
US still doing colonialism while whining about it is amusing
What colonialism? 😂
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The bigger question is why don't they become a separate nation?
Hawaii should be also
I don’t think they want to
Because of the benefit they receive for being a colony of the US. Once the benefit is gone, then their brains will start working.
@@WilliamSanderson-zh9dqbullshit! My fellow Puerto Ricans have wanted independence before just for the US to literally bomb us in the 50s, made the Puerto Rican flag illegal from 1948-1956, beat college protesters and arrested them, had FBI use the island as experiments in mass surveillance and psy-ops, poison our water, the targeted destruction of independence groups labeling them terrorists, and only gave us citizenship to then be able to legally draft us for America's imperialist wars abroad.
@@emikomina😂
Purchase of Puerto Rico and other colonies a 20 million dollar white elephant
The reason Pto., Rico is not a State is because it's very lucrative to the USA under the Jones Act, the USA get more yearly from Pto., Rico than what it gets from the U.S.A.
Because 50, that’s why
some minor wrong details, Spain didn't make colonies in the Américas. They were provinces and viceroyalties with same rights and obligations than the rest of Spain.
Byron "Wizzer"White served from1962 to 1993,,,,you must mean Morrison White
You didn't mention that the United States also received the Philippines
"Tay-no" 😭😭the butchering of the pronunciation has me crying
Short answer, because they are currently solidly in support of one political party, and the other side won't accept them.
And because we don't f***ing want too! That referendum was bullshit with low voter turn out and alot of dark campaign money coming in from Democrats to spread their imperial propagandist messaging.
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It’s their fault for overwhelmingly voting democrat
Republicans fear that Democrats will benefit politically from PR statehood as it would mean 2 Dem Senators and a number of House seats similar to the amount in Connecticut but they’ll say that they don’t want them in the union because the US would have to take on the financial debt the island has thus really increasing the federal budget deficit.
very good topic
Knowledgia
Offer PR 1 option: Become a state as a republican state.
If not, that’s it.
Colonialism
Puerto Rico should be independent Statehood would not benefit the US
Also Puerto Rico is in shambles 😅
Because of America! INDEPENDENCE IS TRUE FREEDOM!
@@zombiekilldemon honestly I want Puerto ricans to leave the union.
Less whining
@@blazer9547after you American colonizers pay us the reparations you owe us after bombing our beaches, poison our water, and labeling distant family members of mine as terrorists for being part of independence groups like the Young Lords.
Roads and bridges have gotten much needed repairs and resurfacing lately but there are still small towns and communities that still haven’t seen much improvements in terms of road quality and lighting. Very difficult and dangerous driving on those Puerto Rican mountain roads.
Maybe the USA as a whole should hold a referendum on whether or not Puerto Rico should become a State. I feel it wouldn't pass.
I would vote for Puerto Rico becoming an independent country.
A binding referendum should include Statehood, Independence or returning the Island back to Spain. The Commonwealth option is now obsolete.
@@michaelthomas5433 It doesn’t work like that but obviously the US Congress approves a US territories request to become a US State. Puerto Rico is US soil and as a territory, the US Citizens that live there have a right to apply and become a US State.
Puerto Rico has requested to become a state like 3 times in the last decade... it never goes forward both parties think Puerto Rico would tip the balance in one or another's favor...
@@thefrozongamer5071 The status quo swamp in the island doesn’t want to change. I guess they love colonialism without representation. I was reading about when Tennessee became a state and the same worries in the US congress then. The problem with Puerto Rico is that you have a pro statehood party that is formed by Republicans and Democrats! You heard it. They call it the “New Progressive Party”. Puerto Ricans are by culture and customs very conservative. The PR representative in the US Congress is a registered Republican and now she is running for governor. They have had Republican governors and in their government. The Republicans in PR want statehood and most Democrats in PR want Puerto Rico to stay as a US colony. This is where the problem lies…lobbyists are working for big companies that want PR to stay the same. Every product that is imported to PR has to be shipped to a US State before it goes to Puerto Rico. If Puerto Rico becomes a state. Some of these US States and affiliated shipping companies would lose a lot of money….
What a lot of misinformation. This is the reason why a lot of US americans don't understand Puerto Rico's situation with the US.
Puerto Rico es una nación. Los norteamericanos no nos quieren. Los españoles nos robaron,y maltrataron a nuestros indígenas. Los africanos llegaron vía España. No nos rendimos ante los que nos quieran acabar.
You got your facts wrong! Spain didn't declare war on the United States, it was the other way around.
"In the sinister theater of geopolitics, nations are but expendable pawns in a relentless struggle for dominance. The true power resides in the shadows, where hidden hands orchestrate chaos and manipulation, and the pursuit of power leaves behind a trail of suffering and desolation that echoes through history."
For those ignorant of how history and politics work ,do not hold your breath waiting for Puerto Rico to become a "state". That will never happen and eventually we will become a free Nation able to decide our own destiny .
Puerto Ricans did not existed on does years.even actually we Puerto Rican are Spaniards for ever.
PR would be screwed if it was independent. They have it pretty good. Under US protection without the other BS that goes along with statehood.
@@dbix11 everything to ĵust said is no better than saying "oh the slaves had it pretty good compared to Africa and would just be screwed and barbaric without us slave masters" American chauvinism knows no bounds.
@@zombiekilldemonAgain here you are saying shit when you've never been to PR. PR people want statehood and voted on it several times but the US federal government doesn't want that since it's more focused on the political divide between the parties rn, so it's inconvenient for them to add another state that can vote for the other party. All you do on here is make comments that gaslight others like a child, it's not intelligence but ignorance thinking you know better and "I have to feel better about my self cause the world is shit so I mah pretend to be a social warrior on the internet today." Just grow up and touch grass. The world isn't the 1800s anymore.
@@zombiekilldemon Respectfully that is a huge exaggeration. Many Puerto Ricans are proud to be Americans, they just don't like being second-hand citizens. If they gained full statehood that would go a long way to fixing their problems, most notably the financial crisis affecting the government. If they go fully independent, they run the risk of ending up like the many Caribbean islands mired in corruption and poverty, and forced to rely on (mostly American) tourism for income.
@@adrianpadin1840 everything you just stated is American Chauvinism and untrue. I advocate for Independence and Free Association like the Republic of Palau. They achieved independence in 1994. They have free movement between there and the US, they still use the US dollar, everyone there that had US citizenship still have it, US vets from Palau still get their pensions, they still have the US postal service, they have free trade with the US but they are independent. They have a full voting seat in the UN, they can form trade relationships with other nations, the US doesn't control its immigration like Puerto Rico. Palau has control of its own resources on its land and territorial waters, Puerto Rico needs approval from the US congress to do anything big with its resources. Also the best part is Palau can exit free association with the US whenever it wants and go do whatever they want with who ever they want just as an independent nation state should. That is what I want for Puerto Rico. It's worked for Palau for 30 years so far it can work for us.
@@zombiekilldemon I respect your opinion and I think we agree that whatever happens, the status quo is the worst possible option and either statehood or independence would be far better.
simple answer, puerto rico arent european protestants.
Independence for Puerto Rico!
Showing the edge of that cloud effect is pretty 4th-wall breaking 😂
Years ago I read that the majority of Puerto Ricans did not want to become "Americanized" and, thus, lose their heritage and traditions by becoming a state.
Why didn't they annex Cuba aswell?
I wasn't puertoricans who revolt against the Spanish crowns,it was the same Spaniards who revolted against it's own government.
Man.... Can you repeat the same thing enough times?
Puerto Rico despite being somewhat Catholic seems to vote overwhelmingly for the Democratic Party which is confusing. Therefore, PR can stay as it is. Maybe, even give them independence.
Nor really confusing to me. Not all Catholics are extremely socially conservative, and there's a tradition of Liberation Theology (especially in Latin America)- which aligns more with left-leaning social and economic views. Not that the U.S. Democrats are that left-leaning on the issues now, but still more so compared to Republicans who have gone very far-right lately. The Republicans are alo dominated by evangelical protestants, some with very anti-immigrant and racist views.
There are benefits of being a "US Territory"
@@HypatiaMusethey aren’t very catholic then
Yep. They are even more conservative than Alabamians.
It's not that complicated. The island can join if they want. Last I heard, they will be voting on the topic in November.
And even that will be on the congressional shelf collecting dust as US lawmakers would be saying that there are topics of greater importance that need to be dealt with and that PR statehood isn’t one of them.
@@Cerby1979 There are so many more important things on the congressional list of priorities than the status of PR.
The Question is why isn't PR,a state?I have read all of your comments some are true,some are not, and I have talked to people with PR,pure blood lines, and I have asked that SPECIFIC QUESTION WHY ISN'T PR,A STATE?AND WHY ARE YOU HERE IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?AND THE ANSWER IS OVERWHELMING. Basically the PR people in PR,are basically LAZY,they want everything that the UNITED STATES has to offer,but aren't willing to pay for it, BASICALLY a FREE LUNCH,like working and paying your fair pair of TAXES, like all AMERICANS do, and thats the major reason why, in a nut shell,and it's not really complicated and you don't need LOGIC,JUST PLAIN COMMON SENSE, and this information comes directly from the NEW YORK PR COMMUNITY, so all you people who can't find the answer go directly to the source as I am from Honolulu Hawaii, 4th generation and I am very proud of my heritage of CHINESE/HAWAIIAN background, plus I am a Vietnam Era Veteran, like my father, Uncle, my 2 brothers, my niece, and my nephew and currently my son, UNITED STATES MARINE E-7,and I make this statement in full faith,as God is watching and listening and as a CATHOLIC, as I will place my hand on the BIBLE, so help me God. But sometimes people can't face the Truth about facts,well you will one day and I don't like false rumors, like being in a COURT OF LAW. If you will.
There is a lot of misinformation on this video.