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A 3 page examination of the controversy over whether or not Puerto Rico should become a state. The discussion focuses mainly upon the opinions of Puerto Rican natives-- who already enjoy the highest standard of living in Latin America. It is believed that Puerto Ricans would rather remain a commonwealth so as not to sacrifice their own prized nationality & culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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were close to the hearts of the residents. When Time magazine and CNN collaborated on a poll in late 1993, they found that only 48% of those surveyed are
aware that the island is a commonwealth of the United States. Twenty-one percent of mainlanders believed that Puerto Rico should become a state, while 24% thought it should become
a separate country, and 32% preferred the status quo. The island lies 1,000 miles southeast of Miami and had a population of approximately 3.7million people at the time of
the poll (Barrett, 1993). The controversy encompassed both passive and violent means of political expression with a small number of nationalists willing to take up arms in for
the cause of independence from the United States. "The rest of the population appeared content with commonwealth status, the pragmatic option in effect since 1952. As an American
commonwealth, or associated free state in island usage, Puerto Rico has received enough benefits and tax concessions from Washington to make it rich by Caribbean standards. But it remains
impoverished compared with the mainland, with half the per capita income of Mississippi" (Barrett, 1990, pp. 19). The proponents of statehood cite the financial benefits of a merger with
the United States while adversaries worry about losing their cultural identity. The population is split between those who feel torn by the cultural duality, with one side advocating
a singular cultural identity and the other wishing to attempt to incorporate a Western view along with the Hispanic or Latin American. The argument for complete independence includes the
point that a republic would protect and preserve the Puerto Rican culture and language (Anonymous, 1998). There are, of course, other issues involved - not least of which is
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