Puerto Rico Persuasive Essay

Puerto Rico is a beautiful Caribbean island and a United States territory. Puerto Ricans have been citizens of the USA since 1917. The legal status of the island and its relationship with the US continues to be a controversial issue. Puerto Ricans pay some taxes, and serve in the military, but can’t vote in US elections. The majority of the people of the islands have expressed anger with the current political status in vote in 2012. Many Puerto Ricans want independence from Washington. The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party has led the fight for self-determination for almost a century. In 2012, Puerto Rico's authorities formally requested the Congress and President of the USA to admit Puerto Rico as a new state. Puerto Rico should become a state.
They are already legal US citizens, but have no voting rights, no federal tax return rights, and no federal medicaid/medicare rights. It is not right for them to continue to be looked at as second-rate citizens. Puerto Rico has enjoyed economic support from the US. Arguably, thanks to the US Puerto Rico is the most competitive economy in Latin America. However, the island is currently suffering a major crisis, which analysts claim may lead to one of the largest debt defaults in history. Some argue that the excessive dependence on the US, which controls its foreign relations, may be hindering Puerto Rico. Conversely, for other Puerto Ricans, the independence could have catastrophic economic