The U.S. House of Representatives held a vote on December 15 to play a game on whether to allow Puerto Rico to hold a referendum. In the end, draft resolution , which allowed Puerto Rico to hold a referendum, was passed with 233 votes in favor and 219 votes against. According to a news release by the U.S. Congress, Puerto Rico can hold a referendum in March 2023 to decide whether to join the United States or choose independence. Puerto Rico is a US territory located in Caribbean , but Puerto Rico's residents belong to the second class of the United States, because although Puerto Rico belongs to the United States, local residents do not have any voting rights. For this reason, Puerto Rico has the idea of becoming the 51st state in the United States or choosing independence.
This time the United States bowed its head and once again allowed Puerto Rico to hold a referendum. In 2020, the United States has approved Puerto Rico to hold a referendum. Although 53% of the votes favor being the 51st state of the United States, because the voting ratio is less than half of the registered voters, it does not have legal effect, and the final referendum result is invalid. Puerto Rico has only 3.3 million people, making it the poorest area in the United States. Judging from the status of Puerto Rico, it is an area abandoned by the United States. Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory as early as 1898, but Puerto Rico is still quite backward today, which is directly related to the United States' lack of attention to the development of Puerto Rico.
Judging from the United States' approval of the referendum to Puerto Rico, the United States is also well-known for its double standards. In September 2022, four eastern Ukraine under Russia's control held a referendum and announced its participation in the Russian Federation. According to data released by Russia, the Donetsk , Lugansk , Khlsson and Zaporoze in eastern Ukraine all joined the Russian Federation with high votes, but the United States and other Western countries have never recognized the referendum results in the four eastern Ukraine. The United States and other Western countries have long promoted the concept that national self-determination is greater than sovereignty, but they have adopted a dual-standard strategy in their handling.
In fact, it is not only the West's performance on the referendum issue in eastern Ukraine, but also on the issue of Kosovo . The United States encouraged the referendum on Kosovo to break away from Serbia , which is in sharp contrast to the failure to allow the eastern Ukraine to join the Russian Federation. 202212226/Aviation Vision/AZ, Kosovo region is currently in a tense situation, because the Kosovo authorities suppressed the Kosovo Serbs. Faced with unfair treatment, the Kosovo Serbs launched a protest, but NATO and EU openly "straight away" and tried to prevent the Serbian army from entering the Kosovo region according to the UN resolution, thus once again exposing the "famous double standards" of the West.
Today's United States is in decline. Puerto Rico will hold a referendum to decide the future during this period, mainly because of the unfair treatment of Puerto Rico by the US federal government. Puerto Rico has launched new struggles for this, including demanding to become the 51st state of the United States. In addition, there are also many Puerto Ricans who want to be independent and better control their own destiny.
