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Guam has a statehood movement, primarily championed by island Republicans but it's generally recognized as a very long term goal. These plans usually envision Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands unifying and than seeking statehood.
Guam has 160,000 residents. Too small to become a state. Giving them 2 Senators with equal vote to the other 50 states with far bigger population is absurd.
Puerto Rico has 4 million residents....there is a difference.
What is the primary language of Guam? In what ways is its culture similar to that of the rest of the country? What can it contribute to the rest of the country in terms of economics, national defense, etc.?
I would want to know the answers to these questions, and a whole lot more, before entertaining the idea of Guam becoming a state. I said this in regards to Puerto Rico, and I'll say it here too: I'm not interested in how becoming a state would benefit Guam; I'm interested in knowing how Guam becoming a state would benefit the rest of the country.
I said this in regards to Puerto Rico, and I'll say it here too: I'm not interested in how becoming a state would benefit Guam; I'm interested in knowing how Guam becoming a state would benefit the rest of the country.
What is the primary language of Guam? In what ways is its culture similar to that of the rest of the country? What can it contribute to the rest of the country in terms of economics, national defense, etc.?
I would want to know the answers to these questions, and a whole lot more, before entertaining the idea of Guam becoming a state. I said this in regards to Puerto Rico, and I'll say it here too: I'm not interested in how becoming a state would benefit Guam; I'm interested in knowing how Guam becoming a state would benefit the rest of the country.
If that's how we did things we wouldent have any states beyond the original thirteen. How does Mississippi or Utah benefit the United States?
Or is it that the only reason your asking this question is because Guam is 90% minority?
We need to have a national vote on what to do with PR.
The US Constitution says otherwise. We dident have a national vote on what to do with Alaska so why should we do so with Puerto Rico? Just because scary Brown people live there?
If your so worried about net drains I suggest you take a look at those solid red states in the Deep South and the Midwest.
Well, because that place is a failure and we have to bail them out over and over. When do we get our say?
According to the US Constitution only Congress and the people of Puerto Rico have a say in the future of Puerto Rico.
We have never had to bailout Puerto Rico, a bailout is not ... and never has been an option.
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