[kortilla]

Then why do so many Puerto Ricans not want to join as a state?

[cratermoon]

Not because they want to stay a US colony. Because they want to be independent.

[kortilla]

“ About 48 percent want Puerto Rico to become a state, 26 percent would rather remain a US territory, and 10 percent want full independence.”

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/11/15782544/p...