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The people of Puerto Rico have voted in favor of statehood ... twice (link)


From the link below:

"In June 2017, Puerto Ricans approved a referendum vote to join the United States as the 51st state. It was the fifth time the island has held a referendum on whether to join the republic.

There is no official process for a territory like Puerto Rico to become a state, but previous states have been added to the union by passing ordinary legislation. When Congress asked Gov. Rosselló to hold a referendum vote last year to see again what Puerto Ricans really wanted, the vast majority voted in favor of statehood: 97 percent, the largest number yet.

The problem is that fewer than a quarter of registered voters turned out to the polls. That was mostly the result of a boycott from the anti-statehood political groups, who were upset with the wording of the referendum."

See https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/11/us/puerto-ricans-vote-on-the-question-of-statehood.html

Also see, "Puerto Rico has voted for statehood … twice" at:

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/398410-puerto-rico-has-voted-for-statehood-twice

(In response to this post by VaTechie)

Link: Puerto Rico is asking for statehood. Congress should listen.


Posted: 09/13/2018 at 11:33AM



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