On question of Puerto Rican statehood, NY lawmakers split over next steps (New York: bill)

[Aeran]

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs...fPslRU4UWZMylw

Puerto Rico’s future - and potential statehood - is up for debate on Capitol Hill.

But lawmakers representing New York, a city that has long been a center for the Puerto Rican community, disagree on the best approach.

There are two main proposals for the path forward.

Reps. Velazquez and Ocasio-Cortez are spearheading legislation calling for a "status convention," where elected delegates will get to weigh their options

Rep. Torres and other lawmakers say Puerto Ricans have made their desire for statehood clear, and support a bill clearing the way for admitting the island as a state

[Tencent]

Not possible. They can't handle the administrative burden and compliance/reporting requirements

[pierrepont7731]

Originally Posted by Dingo Gibby

This is a tough issue. I looked at the plebiscite results and they seem less than conclusive IMO. A tad less than 53% of the voters voted for statehood, which isn't all that great a margin for such a momentous decision, especially since only about 55% of the eligible voters voted in the plebiscite held in November, 2020. Essentially, only a little more than a quarter of eligible voters in Puerto Rico (about 28%) actually voted for statehood, which doesn't suggest a great enthusiasm on the part of Puerto Ricans for US statehood.

That is correct. I don't know what these elected officials are smoking, but the island has generally been split when it comes to statehood for years, as is the case now.

[homestead123]

What good comes to the rest of the US by allowing statehood????