I think they should be allowed to vote. I find it ridiculous that the reason that Puerto Ricans can’t vote in US elections is because US senators in the early 1900s were afraid that Puerto Ricans were going to come to the US mainland and race mix with Americans.
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No.
No
Nah.
Puerto ricans can vote in the mainland,
Puerto ricans in Puerto Rico can’t vote.
Of course. So should Mexicans, Cubans, and Canadians.
Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory but it is not a state, it does not have voting representation in Congress (only a non-voting Resident Commissioner) and no electors in the Electoral College. Basically, giving them the right to vote would go against the system employed by the current US constitution.
I don’t know much about it, but if they pay taxes they should be able too, taxation without representation started the USA revolution at the end of the day
Is Puerto Rico a state or an independent country? what is the difference between PR and Hawaii?
Yes, they pay some Federal Taxes. No Taxation Without Representation! Sounds familiar, love the concept.