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<blockquote data-quote="DannyAlberta" data-source="post: 1107471" data-attributes="member: 7924">Robert high Hawk, I appreciate your points.One thing I think you misunderstand is that I am by no means suggesting the United States should force independence on PR. That would be more disastrous than giving them state-hood at this point. PR is currently receiving US Federal assistance to the tune of $20B in order to help with its debt default and other social spending. The loss of the US dollar alone as the currency would be catastrophic for what remains of the island's struggling economy.Moreover, the people of PR are recognized as US citizens and therefore have certain rights, including mobility rights to the mainland. Disenfranchising them of those rights would require both the Untied States and PR to agree in a referendum (where hopefully more than 1/3 of the people show up to vote). I doubt the US could do so of its own volition, even by an act of Congress.PR is a US Territory. It has been for a long time. It should remain so at this point. My arguments against admission to the Union as a state don't require a change to that status quo. Assuming PR can clean up its mess a bit (with no small help from the United States), it may qualify for statehood one day. It may even decide to strike out on its own. But it is capable of neither right now.Again, just a Canadian with an outside opinion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DannyAlberta, post: 1107471, member: 7924"] Robert high Hawk, I appreciate your points. One thing I think you misunderstand is that I am by no means suggesting the United States should force independence on PR. That would be more disastrous than giving them state-hood at this point. PR is currently receiving US Federal assistance to the tune of $20B in order to help with its debt default and other social spending. The loss of the US dollar alone as the currency would be catastrophic for what remains of the island's struggling economy. Moreover, the people of PR are recognized as US citizens and therefore have certain rights, including mobility rights to the mainland. Disenfranchising them of those rights would require both the Untied States and PR to agree in a referendum (where hopefully more than 1/3 of the people show up to vote). I doubt the US could do so of its own volition, even by an act of Congress. PR is a US Territory. It has been for a long time. It should remain so at this point. My arguments against admission to the Union as a state don't require a change to that status quo. Assuming PR can clean up its mess a bit (with no small help from the United States), it may qualify for statehood one day. It may even decide to strike out on its own. But it is capable of neither right now. Again, just a Canadian with an outside opinion. [/QUOTE]

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