Comments on: Latest El Nuevo Día Polls Say Fortuño Will Lose Re-Election Bid and Island Will Reject Statehood

By: flyboy56

flyboy56 — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:19:45 +0000

Insightful?! What, PRicans don’t know they can’t vote for the President? And if they knew they wouldn’t vote for the Populares! This is one of the biggest complaints PRicans have under the current status. So I have to throw down the bullshit flag on both Orlando S and you Julito. This alone invalidates the rest of Orlando’s un-insightful.

“We no longer have exclusive access to American goods like we used to, that was the main benefit of the Commonwealth” Orlando S

Huh??? Isn’t this another complaint PRicans have concerning the present arrangement, that ONLY U.S. goods are accessible, even though these goods do come from China via the U.S.

By: flyboy56

flyboy56 — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:10:21 +0000

Julito is a graduate of Harvard and lives in Boston Ana. That alone validates your point about the rich elites being able to leave the island while the rest of the people will be left to defend for themselves. Independents have no economic plan, just pride and bravado. Leaving PRico as a Commonwealth or becoming a state are the best options for struggling families who are looking for some amount of stability in their lives. To jump into Independence without a real plan or strong leadership to guide the transition is just plain nuts! A dream with a realistic plan is one thing, but just acting on a dream only is what children do.

By: Julito Varela

Julito Varela — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:32:49 +0000

If that is your case for statehood, it is a bit weak and illogical. If money leaves the island, money will come in from different sources.

By: Ana

Ana — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:52:25 +0000

If Puerto Rico becomes independent it will immediately be prey to destabilizing factions to seize power. The rich will leave our Borinquen and leave the rest of us to fend for ourselves when the s— hits the fan. It is easy to be idealistic when you have money and alternatives. For most Puerto Ricans, it is a scary gamble.

By: Julito Varela

Julito Varela — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:25:08 +0000

Pretty insightful response. Thanks for sharing.

By: Orlando S

Orlando S — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:04:44 +0000

Puerto Rico has never been in a “permanent union” with the United States. It’s all fancy word play to get the Populares fans to vote for them. If they had told them straight up,” oh hey we’re still a territory with half the benefits and rights of other citizens, and still under the territorial clause of the constitution”, then they wouldn’t vote for them. Why? Because the truth is ugly. The Supreme Court defines PR as PERTAINING to but, NOT A PART of the United States. Your car pertains to you, and you have all the papers to show it, but is it really in a union with you? No. Life would be difficult without a car yes, but PR to the USA is less of a car and more of a burden. People need to stop thinking so biased and do some research on all the alternatives. Statehood wouldn’t automatically make us lose our culture, although it COULD (Look at how 90% of Hawaiians don’t speak Hawaiian) and Independence or “Free Association” wouldn’t automatically mean 3rd world status, loss of all benefits, citizenship, and social security etc, USA has a Social Security treaty with Italy, was Italy ever a territory ? No but many of it’s people settled between the States and Italy so they did this to make life easier for everyone. Same can go for PR. and of course PR could model the economies (NOT copy 110%) but model is the key word here, other successful small independent countries (Monaco, Singapore, Lichtenstein, Bahamas). People want to throw in excuses and say those countries and their peoples work ethics are SO different from Puerto Ricans that it would be impossible and only want us to be compared to poor countries to scare people off from the idea. But I say why can’t we be like them? Last time I checked we are all human beings, with brains, skills, and potential to do anything we set our minds too. We already have the advantage of technology and pharmaceuticals and somewhat comfy way of life because of our association with the US but we can never fully bring out it’s maximum potential without sovereignty which neither statehood nor la ELA can provide because we will continue to be subject to the USA’s laws. Sure with statehood we get voting reps in congress , but what good will our voting reps be if they bring up legislation to genuinely help Puerto Rico, and the rest of congress outvotes them? 2 senators against 100 others who still don’t completely see us as equals despite all PR has contributed to this country. Don’t get me wrong, i’m not ungrateful to the U.S for the things it has helped us with, nor is there any animosity like most people like to stereotype people who think like me. However I do think that after 100+ years it’s time for Puerto Rico to move out of Uncle Sam’s basement ,and step out the welfare line , and onto the world stage so we can participate and act in the global market. We no longer have exclusive access to American goods like we used to, that was the main benefit of the Commonwealth, but times have changed and China is now the most favored nation. Can PR compete with China? Heck, half our souvenirs are made there, Jajaja dime tu.

By: Bruce R. Harris

Bruce R. Harris — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 21:04:17 +0000

No Aloysius, statehood is not a colony. If you have full voting rights to include voting for the President then a territory becomes a full fledged voting member of the union with equal rights and responsibilities that goes with the union membership.

I just love people who spread bad shit. It just makes them look stupid.

By: Julito Varela

Julito Varela — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:58:26 +0000

Great question! I have been unable to find them, but you should contact END directly to see. ElNuevoDia.com

By: Luis

Luis — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:57:30 +0000

Does El Nuevo Dia ever publish the full results of their polls? I’m a communications PhD student and I would love to see the crosstabs and methodology fo these surveys.

By: Oscar

Oscar — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:53:42 +0000

The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA has a better economy than any latin country in the world. If Puerto Rico becomes a state then they can share in that prosperity. The secret to doin well in the U.S. is to get a 4 year college degree or go to a trade school. Then after that you can work for someone or start your own business. No guarantees, but this is a solid plan. Also, live below your means. Thats it, its that simple.