Another quickie for the quota! Well, not really, I learned something interesting this morning. Puerto Rico held a referendum on Election Day asking how many citizens would want to become the 51st state in the union. The referendum passed and is now being submitted as a bill to congress, which will vote on it. If it passes we will have 51 states.
What effects, positive and negative, might Puerto Rico have on the USA if it becomes a state? I'm thinking that there will be even more Spanish on materials in America and our economy will be bolstered by about 0.5%. If we don't let it be a state, nothing will change except for the majority of Puerto Ricans being sad.
This is really interesting! I heard something about this but I thought it was just a rumor at the time. As great at it sounds, 50 sure is a nice number of states. 51 would just be plain strange, but I suppose we could never let something as daft as that make a difference.
ReplyDeleteI know there are many people who wish that the USA would declare English as the official language, but I suppose this argument would diminish if a largely Spanish-speaking state was added. I have to say, I have mixed feelings on it. Interesting to think, after over fifty years, the United States could still be expanding!