How Island Puerto Ricans View Independence
Jan 14, 2024 15:00:52 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Jan 14, 2024 15:00:52 GMT -5
When talking about how Trump had humiliated Puerto Ricans by threatening to sell the island add criticizing the people during a time of crisis caused by a hurricane, someone said that naturally Puerto Ricans now favor independence.
Well, first, Puerto Ricans have never been in favor of independence from the USA, as the statistics below clearly demonstrate. Instead, they have always been either for maintaining the colonial or territorial status quo, or else for attaining statehood.
Also, although the islanders are allowed referendums, they have all been non-binding. In other words, in the referendums listed below, the United States Congress would have been under absolutely no obligation to grant either independence nor statehood had Puerto Ricans voted for either.
In any case, they chose very emphatically chose not to vote for independence. So it would take complete cultural metamorphosis of attitude for the majority of Puerto Ricans to suddenly make an about face and start demanding independence. In fact, what I has indeed been noticed ever since the Trump brazenly expressed his insults, is a greater demand for statehood.
Well, first, Puerto Ricans have never been in favor of independence from the USA, as the statistics below clearly demonstrate. Instead, they have always been either for maintaining the colonial or territorial status quo, or else for attaining statehood.
Also, although the islanders are allowed referendums, they have all been non-binding. In other words, in the referendums listed below, the United States Congress would have been under absolutely no obligation to grant either independence nor statehood had Puerto Ricans voted for either.
In a status referendum in 2012, 5.5% voted for independence while Statehood obtained 61.1% of the votes cast. Independence also received the least support, less than 4.5% of the vote, in the status referendums in 1967, 1993 and 1998.
A fourth referendum was held in 2012, with 54% voting to change Puerto Rico's status but the federal government took no action to do so.
The fifth plebiscite was held on June 11, 2017. With a voter turnout of 23%, it had the lowest turnout of any status referendum held in Puerto Rico. The independence option only received 1.35% of the vote in the referendum.
In the 2020 Puerto Rican general election, the Puerto Rican Independence Party achieved 13.6% of the vote, a significant increase in support from the 2016 Puerto Rican general election when it received only 2.1% of votes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_movement_in_Puerto_Rico
A fourth referendum was held in 2012, with 54% voting to change Puerto Rico's status but the federal government took no action to do so.
The fifth plebiscite was held on June 11, 2017. With a voter turnout of 23%, it had the lowest turnout of any status referendum held in Puerto Rico. The independence option only received 1.35% of the vote in the referendum.
In the 2020 Puerto Rican general election, the Puerto Rican Independence Party achieved 13.6% of the vote, a significant increase in support from the 2016 Puerto Rican general election when it received only 2.1% of votes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_movement_in_Puerto_Rico
In any case, they chose very emphatically chose not to vote for independence. So it would take complete cultural metamorphosis of attitude for the majority of Puerto Ricans to suddenly make an about face and start demanding independence. In fact, what I has indeed been noticed ever since the Trump brazenly expressed his insults, is a greater demand for statehood.