Results on Puerto Rico statehood: Voters say whether the territory should become the 51st state
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 Puerto Ricans will vote on election day to see if the US territory should move to become a state or be granted independence. Polls in Puerto...
  • TelestialBeing [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Wasn’t the US response to the last hurricane famously inept?

    Yes, and that's the reason why opinion shifted in favor of statehood. If they were a state, then they would probably get a better response, since among other things politicians would have to care about them.