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Puerto Ricans Don't Want to Become US State, Governor Says
Latin American Herald Tribune Puerto Rico came under Washington's sway in 1898 and island residents were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, yet they cannot vote in presidential elections, though Puerto Ricans living in the continental United States can. Since 1952, the island has |
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Puerto Ricans don't want to become U.S. state, gov. says
GlobalPost Puerto Rico came under Washington's sway in 1898 and island residents were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, yet they cannot vote in presidential elections, though Puerto Ricans living in the continental United States can. Since 1952, the island has ... and more » |
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Analysis: Puerto Rico - a vacation oasis overrun with high debt
Reuters After a federal tax exemption for U.S. corporations based in Puerto Rico was phased out, the island's economy fell into a deep recession in 2006. There was an uptick for much of 2012, but the commonwealth's economy has been shrinking for six months. Will The Computer 'Hardware Renaissance' Come To Puerto Rico?Forbes all 3 news articles » |
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Is Puerto Rico a welfare state dump? Seriously? I have to address this one? Ok, I will. Yes, the island has problems, both in crime and unemployment, but I believe that this has to do more with the political status issue that has ...
So, territory, unincorporated territory, and possession all accurately describe Puerto Rico's political status (and also describe other non-State island areas under U.S. jurisdiction). “Commonwealth” does not. “Commonwealth”...
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Not true that there are 3 political status options for Puerto Rico
ReplyDeleteThe United States (US) government has made Puerto Ricans believe that there are 3 political status options for Puerto Rico. That is a lie. The purpose for that is to have Puerto Ricans fight amongst themselves. The plan has been a huge success! Puerto Rico has been a colony of the United States for 116 years, and judging by the 80% voter turnout in the colonial elections, the majority of us has not realized that we have been lied to.
In reality, there is only one option. The United Nations (UN) in 1960 determined that colonialism is a crime against humanity. Therefore, the only thing that Puerto Rico can do is to become her own nation. That means that the US must give Puerto Rico the sovereignty that the US illegally took away from her by virtue of the July 25, 1898 military invasion.
Thus far, the US government has ignored the 33 UN resolutions asking it to immediately decolonize Puerto Rico. Instead, it has tried to hide these petitions, and at the same time appear to believe in democracy by pushing for plebiscites so that Puerto Ricans could decide between colonialism, being a US state, or independence (decolonization as required by the UN).
The problem with the US pushed plebiscites are that they:
1. don’t comply with international law that prohibits a nation to have a colony.
2. don’t comply with international law that requires the empire to give the sovereignty it illegally took away to its colony.
3. don’t comply with international law that requires that to have free elections, that country must be free first.
4. have 2 options that are not permitted by international law- continuing being a colony and becoming a state of the country that has the colony. For the option of becoming a state of the country that has the colony to be considered, the colony must first become her own nation (decolonized).
This is why we have to peacefully protest 3 times a year until the US government complies with the UN resolutions for Puerto Rico decolonization.
José M López Sierra
www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com