According to the Russian News Agency, the US House of Representatives recently passed a "Puerto Rico Status Act" with a result of 233:191, allowing Puerto Rico to hold the first ever binding referendum, namely, whether to make it completely independent, or become the 51st state of the United States, or become a sovereign state that maintains special ties with the United States.
According to facts, although Puerto Rico is a SAR in the United States and residents of the region are also U.S. citizens, it does not have the right to vote for the president of the United States, and there is only one House Commissioner in the U.S. Congress who has no voting power.
This unfair treatment has made Puerto Rico residents consider themselves to be "second-class citizens" of the United States and have always hoped to make Puerto Rico the 51st state in the United States.
However, due to Puerto Rico's special geographical location - being in Caribbean , surrounded by Haitian , a country with gangsters, coupled with the large amount of debts it bears, the United States is unwilling to take over this mess, and naturally does not admit that Puerto Rico is its own territory. Therefore, even though the locals voted many times to join the United States, the United States did not agree.
After all, accepting Puerto Rico as its 51st state means that the United States needs to repay its huge debts. The United States is obviously unwilling to do such a thankless thing.
As for why the US House of Representatives has passed another resolution, giving Puerto Rico a chance to join the United States, it is actually related to the bipartisan internal struggle in the United States.
For the Democratic Party, it proposed the "Puerto Rico Status Act" again at this time, which is undoubtedly "overcoming the end of the year". After all, the current node is not far from the US Congress's vacation, but the Democratic Party's approval rating is still not ideal, so it urgently needs to take some actions to increase its own support rating. For Republican , its push for the House of Representatives to pass a bill is obviously for possible votes in the Puerto Rico region.
You should know that in the midterm elections not long ago, the Republican Party won the House of Representatives with a slight advantage, but these alone are not enough to ensure that it can gain more advantages in the 2024 election, so the Republican Party needs more votes.
However, the results of the midterm elections show that the Democratic and Republican parties are now in a balanced position, so where does the new vote come from? In this case, you will naturally put your ideas on Puerto Rico.
Based on the actual situation, although the Puerto Rico is small, the population is not low, even exceeding several states in the United States. Therefore, for both parties, if the region can be allowed to join the United States and make the local people more inclined to themselves, this will undoubtedly bring more guarantees to the 2024 election. This may be one of the reasons why the two parties will promote the passage of the "Puerto Rico Status Act" in the House of Representatives.
However, for the Republican Party, if it truly achieves this step, it still faces several questions: will the Senate and Biden administration agree to let Puerto Rico join the United States, and how to ensure that the Puerto Rican people are towards the Republican Party, and who will clean up the mess if Puerto Rico joins the United States.
You should know that even if the House of Representatives passes the relevant bill, the Senate and Biden administration may not necessarily pass it. Although the Democratic Party and Republican Party currently have a similar support rate, the Democratic Party also needs more supporters, but it obviously has more concerns.
And among these issues, the first thing to be affected is the debt issue. If the Senate also passes the bill, it is obvious that Puerto Rico's debt will be borne by the whole United States. Although this will gain the support of the people in the region, it is also arousing dissatisfaction among the people in other states.
After all, if you want to repay your debt, the US government will only impose taxes or print money. In the current situation where the serious inflation crisis in the United States has not yet been eased, both methods will cause the ruling Democratic Party to lower its approval rating again, which is obviously unwise. Of course, the Democratic Party may also choose to let the Republican Party face the huge debt of Puerto Rico alone, but this is tantamount to handing the votes to the Republican Party.
, and you should know that although the "Puerto Rico Status Act" was proposed by Democrats, it was a turning point that only emerged under the promotion of the Republican Party. This means that as long as the region can truly join the United States, the people are likely to be inclined to the Republican Party. For such a result, it is better for the Democrats to keep Puerto Rico's original status.
Because of this, after taking these factors into consideration, the Senate is very likely not to agree to pass a bill to allow Puerto Rico to truly join the United States, so the Republican Party’s attempt to win over Puerto Rico and increase its advantages will not be made.
And to be realistic, both parties in the United States only value their own interests. Even if the Republican Party now stands up to help Puerto Rico become the 51st state of the United States, there is no guarantee that it will take over the mess behind it at the same time. In the end, Puerto Rico is very likely to still have to bear the previous pressure.
So regardless of whether the US Senate will pass a resolution, Puerto Rico should not have too many expectations for joining the United States. It is better to consider the other two options for the bill, otherwise it is very likely to become another victim of the infighting in the United States in the end.
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