Does the United States still own colonies?

[@BiancaGraulau]

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[@jjt1881]

I'm unemployed, but I will try to help you. The work you do is very important.

[@lionelvelezsr1202]

I just subscribed! Keep up the good work!!! Thanks from Dallas, Texas.

[@highlander9936]

Bianca as a Puerto Rican Dr Luis Muñoz Marín knew was he was doing

[@prboxing1634]

@@highlander9936 yep, betraying its people and stealing left and right. My abuelo lost his little land and wealth because of Muñoz he hated him until his very last breath. Thanks to Muñoz the con man my family ended up living in a project/ caserio.

[@adiaz9201]

This lady is socialist leaning, she doesn’t speak for the population of the island. She represents 8% of the population.

[@renegade619]

When you fear to say the word "sovereignty" out loud you have accepted your fate as a slave and aren't even a free speaking human person with inherent rights. So that's what the ELAs are, slaves: to Wall Street, the Junta, Pfizer, Walmart etc. And like good little slaves they will only praise the "generosity" of their master and wish only to live in his house and eat the scraps that fall from his table. They own nothing and have no ambition to achieve anything greater than whatever the master deems fit to give them. Their spirit is broken and they're just things to be used, unworthy of respect in any way.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

Yea that was so crazy! Reminds me of how people used to react to socialist in the U.S or being anti war during the Iraq years. P.R seems to have that they conflating sovereignty with socialism too.

[@MamiiMarine]

Exactly!

[@VMan29397]

​@@DSan-kl2yc whats funny is more then a 1/3 voted for it the last time it was on the ballot

[@lupe103344522]

Been watching all of your videos over the last few days. You are an absolute master at your craft. Please keep it up. We need this!

[@BiancaGraulau]

Thank you so much!

[@adancruzgames]

@@BiancaGraulau can you talk about how statehood is corrupted and if Puerto Rico becomes a state it will hurt the US and PR financially culturally and politically

[@neishmatorres6268]

Really trying what brain. That you call master. 😅

[@eddiebeato5546]

Thumps up to Bianca, and her spirit of loyalty to her people and ancestry, should be an example for all of us Caribbeans. I watched her videos about the Taínos, forthwith, I subscribed to her channel. Her masterly command of both languages, Spanish and English, is astonishing, remarkable, topnotch and world-class! Adding to her God-given gifts, she is a knock-out beauty! Congratulations!

[@kennethcolon1353]

Simply put “Man cannot serve two masters”

[@BriMor100]

You should do a video on the University of Puerto Rico and its struggles. How the goverment wants to do a pay cut and close some of them

[@npinero1]

Fantastic! Thank you for providing the options. Let it all come to light. I am Puerto Rican but born in NY, so I am here to support the people who live and contribute to the island every day.

[@fasteddie9055]

I m a Puerto Rican Studies major from CUNY.(1976). I m also one of the original members of the CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PUERTORRIQUENOS in NYC. (1972 - Dr.Frank Bonilla, Director) The materials that you present have been available since the late 60s and before. My personal decolonialization process was developed by means of sacrifice and endeavor. I remember when my fellow college students would ridicule me. They stated, "How do you expect to make money by studying about Puerto Rico"?? Well , the joke is on them. I'm a retired educator and civil service employee. I ve enjoyed a full understanding of our socio/economic/political scenarios since the completion of my undergrad studies. (1970s). I actully lived in Santurce until my health problems required me to move back to NYC. It's a shame that so many of our fellow countrymen don't understand the colonialized mentality and its inherent pitfalls. THEY NEED A SERIOUS STUDY OF ALBIZU CAMPOS AND HIS ANTICOLONIAL DOCRTINES. I'm tired of dealing with colonized fools who pretend to be political experts. Some of these poverty pimp politicians are on this video begging Washington DC for economic help. Thank you for exposing the community to many of our serious problems and their solutions. QUE VIVA PUERTO RICO LIBRE !!!!!!

[@touchingcorners1765]

Excellent reporting. Thank you for clarifying. Your work is invaluable for the Puerto Rican people.

[@naluryder]

Thanks for sharing your KZbin channel! I’m myself is an islander from the Federated States of Micronesia 🇫🇲 and can relate to the status of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, I would have thought PR would be a state by now? The US liberated the FSM during WWII and made us and Guam a Trust Territory until 1989 when FSM got independence, but we are still dependent on US for security and financial assistance and I’m sure owe loans to the U.S .

[@KalEl1358]

Sadly that means that you're still colonized. Same thing happens to Costa Rica and they were never a US territory. A lot of independent nations in Latin America that gain independence but clearly are still a colony from the wealthy foreigners from the US, Canada and the NATO countries.

[@anonymoususer8895]

You’re independent, how in any way is that similar to Puerto Rico?

[@TomMariner]

What a superb video collection presented in professional manner by our next generation. I lived through most of the eras depicted and am excited about the entrepreneurial spirit I now see in Puerto Rico.

[@johncruz6240]

Love your channel, very educational, new subscriber, thank you, Happy Holidays!

[@ecd326]

Tremenda explicación entre ELA y Libre Asoción. La analogía me ayudó a entender mucho mejor. 👏

[@kentwoodpd843]

Bianca, you are brilliant! I love these videos because they are so informative. We just spent a week in PR and we enjoyed it. Your educational videos are helping me get full understanding of this issue. It does not seem like it will ever change, however. Do you?

[@armingarcia3325]

There are many facets to how precious your work is. Being able to convey your work in Spanish or any other language simply makes it more precious.

[@EdwininfanteLeocadio]

What Boggles my mind is, after they went through all that racism, discrimination human rights violations and the murders of their leaders they want to be a state and lose once and for all their island 🤦🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@2021ruber]

That's partially correct. There was colonial repression indeed. But there was also violence from the other side. Albizu Campo and his pro-independence Nationalist Party decided to carry out " armed struggle" against US colonialism and rejected electoral methods to achieve independence only after his party got less than 6,000 votes in the 1932 elections in Puerto Rico. At the time most Puertorricans preferred US colonialism to Albizu's model of independence based on a nostalgic view of the exploitative late 19 century Puerto Rico where the word of the Hacendado or " landlord " was law. Then came the Cold War and the pro-independence puertorrican far left promoted communist Cuba as a potential model of a future Puertorrican republic, and supported armed groups like the FALN and the "Macheteros". During such period popular support for independence rarely went over 5%. In fairness during such period the socialdemocratic Puertorrican Independence Party ( PIP) was sympathetic but not very close to the Cuban government, But recently when Fidel Castro died the PIP president since 1970 Ruben Berrios ( who has expelled from his party any member that has questioned him) eulogized Fidel as a great believer in freedom and party member and senator Maria Lourdes Santiago praised Maduro's Venezuela publicly and even signed a letter supporting the recent incarceration by the Cuban government of thousands of peaceful protesters. With such preferences by pro-independence advocates it should not boggle one's mind that most Puertorricans view as a more rational option to be a US state than an independent republic.

[@anonymoususer8895]

They like the money the US gives them. Puerto Rico can’t survive on its own. Nice try though Ivan. Go back to Moscow!

[@ChrisPC1]

Exactly

[@VMan29397]

​@@2021ruberpip is doing better these days under juan

[@2021ruber]

@@VMan29397 Keep in mind that Dalmau is not the president of the PIP. Ruben Berrios is the president of the PIP since "1970"" .and has never allowed an internal primary within the party. Everyone is handpicked by him.

[@cristobalsoto522]

Keep up the good work. You are representing us very well!

[@melvinnudelman8782]

Actually the Jones act should be against the law, monopolies are against the law through the Sherman Act. It prevented monopolies. Why is there still one for Puerto Rico

[@deathfire096]

The U.S. can control their econmy, products, ports and domestic routes. If you want their credits and products and economy you play by their rules. The U.S. like any country wants to control their domestic economy by keeping it within so the money moves around their economy. This is economics 101. You are not using American credit, American products, American ports and use their credit on foreign economies. You can do it but not with American credit.

[@anju21sejo]

I love your smarts. Bianca Graulua

[@angellopez279]

I love your work , thank you for connecting the disconnect. Daka Taino PR

[@rastalique8114]

Exception from most federal laws may give Puerto Rico more autonomy. Federal law is the the Supreme law of the land. It Rules over the enormous economy of California and The U.S. Virgin islands equally.

[@JoseCruz-dj2st]

Briana, ¡eres un ser especial! Viva Puerto Rico

[@CharlesBucher]

Great video. There’s some funny things that happen when demographics diverge so greatly like they do in PR. Cities scale- and so do their infrastructure problems, supported by a dense tax base. As areas lose population, they still have many of the drawbacks of the legacy system, large utility grid problems and a shrinking tax base.

[@dannyrivera7823]

Your craft you’re a journalism it’s on point!! I was born in 1983 Bayamón Barranquitas My parents moved for a better opportunity and jobs when I was four years old to New York Long Island now that I’m financially educated I can open up franchises all over the island of Puerto Rico to employ Puerto Ricans And pay them well over minimum wage

[@homegr0wn]

I just watched this video and how the US silenced PR. I knew some things about the background, but wow... the economic subjugation and murder of the PR people for the benefit of US-based capitalism is absolutely disgusting. Thank you for the work you're doing. The US needs to change how we treat its own citizens as well as our policies in PR -- and other foreign interventions through military force that the US uses across the globe.

[@melbuilt]

It's happening in the states too.

[@deniseshehab]

The problem is some of these investors only rent apts for the tax benefits & they don’t even live in them. They also do not create jobs. The US & the PR governments need to monitor the investors to make sure they are following the laws and they do not do it. Also, a lot of stateside crooks are among those investors. Before they are accepted, they should be investigated as law abiding citizens. But the corrupt politicians and law makers both stateside and in the island look the other way. That is the big problem.

[@deniseshehab]

They are supposed to create jobs and they are supposed to live in the Island, yet some do not.

[@Boricuacom]

Your work is Outstanding. you have covered the history, the present and the future of Puerto Rico in concise yet comprehensive videos. Very very good job

[@moraimaarbona771]

Puerto Rico is a nation, a country invaded by another country (USA) that, as USA usually does, STAYS . American laws have made us very poor, since we can't have trade with other nations, nor our own economy. Our patriots have all been killed, or incarcerated in oder to scare away any dissidence. Then, they say that "Puerto Ricans don't want independence" That's not true. The two main parties backed by USA "confuse" people by telling them that Statehood is the real sovereingty, which for us... it's not, and that ELA is not a colony, that it's the best of both worlds. After more than 120 years we are still very much Puerto Rican,and proud of it!! We have not been assimilated,and we don't want to be!! Make sure you put that in your videos

[@ortofoncape]

And before the US it was Spain . Who is indigenous and who are non indigenous? Many countries share similarities . Maybe the conversation should be about positive ideas and change starting on a local level .

[@DSan-kl2yc]

@@ortofoncape one doesn't exclude the other. That's a false dichotomy.

[@norbertosuarez5722]

I agree with you I can't wait for USA to give us our independence.

[@lulo08]

@@norbertosuarez5722 Say Goodbye to Citizenship and Federal Funds. Also loose all industry and business that depends on the current ELA status. What fools.

[@norbertosuarez5722]

@@lulo08 jajaja dude Puerto Rico was Rich before was part of the united state why you think they try to buy it from Spain for 160 millions??? But they only pay 7.2 millions for Alaska ? Puerto Rico has potential. All we need to do is remove all the corrupted government

[@bipbapbupbap]

love these a big thank you from those of us who are not taught this at home or school have you considered making a spanish version?

[@Jumbo37279]

Here’s the thing though Congress put in the board because Puerto Rico’s government literary put the island in a downward direction 50 years of making out own choice and the island plumated the power grid is fucked for not being takin care of aid given in the hurricane wasted.

[@elgrande178]

ELA...lo mejor que ha pasado en PR.

[@melissacortes6522]

I recommend you to read War against all Puertoricans, Nelson A. Davis... To clarify some of the history facts about LMM... 😏

[@EduardoPerez-rf7ie]

#drogas

[@JoeVirella]

Great nuanced discussion of the topics. Must see viewing to everyone wanting to truly understand Puerto Rico's situation.

[@arielhernandez448]

My main concern is what will keep PR from falling into poverty and crime like the Philippines once the US leaves it or falling into a 3rd world status or become Venezuela(Extreme). Some of the current issues with the financial status is to be blamed on the corruption on the island. Not being able to pay back debt borrowed on municipal bonds is what got PR where it stands today with the Obama's PROMESA over seeing the island and it's current financial status. This is what happens when you leave the children at home do what they want with no supervision. In 1996 President Clinton signed legislation that phased out section 936 this busted the financial bubble that PR found itself in. 936 was completely phased out by 2006 and by 2016 PR finds itself in bankruptcy status.

[@lancevoltron3585]

This is what happens when an island is colonized for centuries, resources are extracted for the profits of the colonizers, and regular Puerto Ricans are forced to work more and more for less and have to leave their children to work or let them starve. What you're doing is victim blaming at its finest.

[@TheGRANCRU]

@@lancevoltron3585 how do you colonize a country that colonizer don’t live in. I would think there has to be some kind of gentrification.

[@scottowensbyable]

@@lancevoltron3585 America is blamed for Puerto Ricos problems but it was Spain that colonized, and neglected for centuries Puerto Rico. I worked in Puerto Rico and deeply love the people. I recognize there are no easy answers for them. I am glad they do have the benefit of US citizenship. I wish them well.

[@nlfn1959]

Yooooou are spot on.....you expressed the concerns I had about this whole situation pros and cons.....I wish the Puerto Rican people well in what ever they do.

[@VMan29397]

Developing its economy

[@787giovanny]

Te felicito por este video. Que bien explicado y elaborado esta en tan poco tiempo,

[@EduardoPerez-rf7ie]

¡Hola Bianca! Me gusta mucho el contenido. Entiendo que tu propósito es llegar a la mayor gente posible haciendo los videos en inglés y que tienes un presupuesto limitado, pero como crítica constructiva me gustaría que existiese la versión en español de estos videos o que tuvieran subtítulos para que la mayoría de los puertorriqueños tengan acceso a la información, ya que todavía en Puerto Rico hay mucha gente que no sabe inglés.

[@ianrosado211]

Exacto videos hablando de Puerto Rico pero ha landó inglés no tiene sentido

[@familyandfriends3519]

Puerto Rican aren't Spanish and Hispanic and Latino until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain

[@dionisiotato4730]

Excelente contenido muchas gracias por educarnos sobre la historia de puerto rico 😊

[@encalle2869]

Were are you girl we need more people like you! Excelent job great form of expose the temas. 🤟🏿😔🇵🇷

[@encalle2869]

@Admin 🤟🏿😎🇵🇷

[@familyandfriends3519]

Puerto Ricans are Americans who speak Spanish

[@henrypagan3426]

Puerto Rican soldiers joined General Bernardo de Galvez Governor of Louisiana ,in support of the American Revolution. Puerto Ricans helped the 13 American colonies gain their Independence. Maybe the Puerto Rico flag should fly in the 4th of July.

[@valgamesi6107]

Me gustaría ver las universidades de puerto rico en uno de tus video de como la nueva generación de puertoriqueño se están preparando para el futuro .. gracias.

[@carlosrodriguez6376]

Bianca...You are awesome.....God Bless you. Spectacular women from my lovely island. From California my blessings

[@ponokealii]

When we limit ourselves to specific definitions, like clinging to the idea of "colonization", we limit the opportunity to understand what is really occurring and what our viable options actually are. For example my own country, The Hawaiian Kingdom, underwent a coup d'etat fomented by a small group of 13 pro-American, white supremacist Sugar plantation owners. This group, euphemistically named the Committee of Safety, conspired with the US government to provide it with military support in exchange for the promise that the Republic of Hawai'i government that the US supported coup d'etat would create would annex The Hawaiian Kingdom to the US. When the US backed the coup d'etat of 1893 that seized control of the popular, democratically elected, constitutional monarchy government of The Hawaiian Kingdom and replaced it with a self declared, unelected government put into power by an illegal coup d'etat backed by US military intervention which constituted an international war crime due to the fact that The Hawaiian Kingdom had been a declared neutral nation since 1854, it did not seize control of the country itself, it only seized control of the government and effectively, illegally occupied The Hawaiian Kingdom. So now my colleagues and me are reorganizing The Royal Hawaiian Monarchy government in preparation for its imminent reconvening as the rightful, lawful government of The Hawaiian Kingdom (Hawai'i). We have a very strong legal and diplomatic case in our favor because the US is obsessed with maintaining an accurate historical record by documenting and archiving official records of everything it has ever done including classified and top secret documentary evidence of even it's mist egregiously illegal, unlawful, unethical and immoral activities. This wealth of documented and verified evidence will form the basis of our legal cases against the US. So we have every reason to believe that we will prevail in the courts in every instance. My hope is that Puerto Rico chooses the path of sovereign independence that is it's inherent right rather than tying itself to the fast-sinking ship of state of the American Empire. Ponokeali'i Kuhina Nui Kūikawā The Royal Hawaiian Monarchy government of The Hawaiian Kingdom

[@melbuilt]

Your statement is so interesting. It also feels like Hawaii was a strategic place for the U.S. gobernment.

[@ponokealii]

@@melbuilt this is true. Hawai'i WAS strategic to the US Expansionist (a euphemism for "imperialist") foreign policy following the Spanish-American war. However, the current thinking of modern military strategists is that Hawai'i is no longer critical to US global military strategy. Today the use of rapid deployment forces can place special forces with air support at forward outposts in a matter of hours with a follow on forward placement of main infantry forces, with armor, artillery, supplies and field medical operations followed up by prepositioned naval fleet support makes rapid deployment strategy a wiser choice for US Pentagon military strategists and a much easier strategy to deploy and to defend than the archaic and obsolete legacy military strategy of concentrating military, personnel and material at foreign posts rather than within the better defensive and training position within the easier to defend borders of the homeland. Additionally the advent of hypersonic ICBM strategy means that an adversary with nuclear and hypersonic ICBM capability can make multiple laser accurate guided hypersonic ICBM strikes deep within the heartland literally at will. The best defense against hypersonic ICBM strike capability is a deep underground integrated and physically interconnected military base network - a strategy that cannot be deployed in the small island archipelago of The Hawaiian Kingdom - with mobile surface naval fleets including deep submarine tactics that enable submarine squadrons to operate in the deepest parts of the ocean without surfacing for indefinite periods. The legacy of large, fixed, above ground military hard target facilities is an archaic, antiquated and obsolete military tactic because these facilities could be easily and completely vaporized in a couple of hours by a single laser targeted hypersonic ICBM strike My government, The Royal Hawaiian Monarchy government of The Hawaiian Kingdom expects to easily convince the Americans to leave our kingdom because it is in their own best interests and would save the US government hundreds of billions of dollars in annual military spending. Ponokeali'i Kuhina Nui (Prime Minister) The Royal Hawaiian Monarchy government of The Hawaiian Kingdom

[@noelfuentes9709]

Damm that’s so strong keep it up man

[@fdr8343]

@@ponokealii I disagree. Hawaii is still a critical part of the United States being located in the Pacific Ocean. That Ocean is vast and I couldn’t see America just releasing Hawaii or Guam anytime soon especially since Tensions with Beijing are high. I don’t think there is any going back once annexed as a U.S state. But in time I could very well be wrong.

[@ponokealii]

@@fdr8343 The foreign policy interests of the United States have nothing whatsoever to do with and do not in any way supercede the separate and arguably more important, inherent right of The Hawaiian Kingdom to it's sovereign independence. The US also has no right to subvert and subsume the interests of any other nation in order to promote what it imagines is it's right to it's self defense. We are a sovereign, independent and neutral nation-state. That means that The Hawaiian Kingdom, like every other sovereign and independent nation-state, has an inviolable, inherent right to maintain it's sovereignty - it's right to its self-governance and self-determination - and it's independence - it's right to be governed by it's own system of government and it's own body of laws. To demonstrate to you why it's so important that EVERY sovereign and independent nation-state, no matter it's geographical size, economic status or the power of it's military forces, be allowed to maintain it's sovereignty and independence let's use the example of the Russian threat to Ukraine. Here we have a situation where Russia claims to have annexed a part of Western Ukraine (the Crimea) based solely on the fact that ethnic Russians have established themselves as residents of Crimea at various points in history. The US is the leading proponent of the defense of Ukraine, of which Crimea is a part, in this matter based on a policy which former US President Obama proposed in his famous speech to the UN General Assembly, in regards to the Russian government's claim of it's right to annex Crimea, when he pointed out that the world no longer believes that big, powerful nations can simply take over smaller nations when it is in their own national or foreign policy interests. The obvious irony here is that Obama conveniently failed to note that this was exactly what the US did when it invaded and occupied The Hawaiian Kingdom to support a coup d'etat by a small group of 13 self-avowed white supremacist racist insurgents as part of a secret conspiratorial agreement with the white supremacist insurgents that they would annex The Hawaiian Kingdom to the US in exchange for it's role in support of the illegal coup d'etat. As history would have it, the attempted annexation of The Hawaiian Kingdom failed when the US Congress declined to ratify the Treaty for the Annexation of Hawai'i because the subjects of The Hawaiian Kingdom signed a series of petitions to the US Congress resoundingly objecting to the annexation of their Kingdom to the US - in effect asserting the sovereignty of The Hawaiian Kingdom since the sovereignty of every nation belongs solely and exclusively to the people who constitute the nation NOT to the government of the nation which is elected by the people to serve their interests. Even though the US later passed a domestic congressional resolution to unilaterally "proclaim" it's "legal" annexation of The Hawaiian Kingdom legal scholars conversant in the international laws of annexation agree that a unilateral domestic resolution does not possess the legal authority or jurisdiction to supplant the legal authority and jurisdiction of a mutual international treaty in a matter such as annexation which requires the level of mutual agreement between nations which only a mutually agreed upon international treaty can provide. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) would, years later, concur with the conclusion that the US never legally annexed The Hawaiian Kingdom after the US State Department (STATE) asked the DOJ, in an interagency memo in 1989 preliminary to a SCOTUS case in which the prosecution claimed that the US government had no legal authority or jurisdiction in the matter being adjudicated because it never legally annexed The Hawaiian Kingdom. STATE knowingly withheld the DOJ legal opinion as evidence from both the Supreme Court and the prosecution, because it was contained to within an interagency memo, even though it was legally obliged and compelled to share any and all evidence it's possession relevant to the case being adjudicated. My government, The Royal Hawaiian Monarchy government of The Hawaiian Kingdom, has obtained the interagency memo legal opinion of the DOJ - from the US National Archives through a FOIA request. In the interagency memo document the DOJ concluded that, after a thorough and rigorous examination of all historical, documented evidence pertinent to STATE's request for a legal opinion on the matter of the alleged legal US annexation of The Hawaiian Kingdom, DOJ concluded that the US NEVER legally annexed The Hawaiian Kingdom. This means that The Hawaiian Kingdom has NEVER legally been a part of the US - and so subsequently could not legally be made a US state since Congress does not have the constitutional authority to make a US state of a sovereign and independent nation-state - and that further, the US federal and military presence in The Hawaiian Kingdom constitutes an illegal, belligerent, foreign occupation of a sovereign and independent, neutral nation-state AND, further still, a serious international war crime since The Hawaiian Kingdom has been a declared neutral nation since 1854 and the invasion and occupation of a declared neutral nation constitutes a de facto international war crime. My government is preparing criminal charges in the International Criminal Court of the World Court in The Hague against the US government for the international war crime of violating the declared neutrality of The Hawaiian Kingdom and for genocide by denationalization for denying The Hawaiian Kingdom it's inherent sovereign independence after the US committed the unprovoked, undeclared act of war of invading and occupying the sovereign and independent nation-state of The Hawaiian Kingdom in support of an illegal coup d'etat by a group of self-avowed, white supremacist racist insurgents. This is only one of a litany of criminal charges against the US government that my government is preparing to submit to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at the World Court in The Hague beginning in the Spring of 2022 for the many illegal, unlawful, unethical and immoral acts that the US government has committed against The Royal Hawaiian Monarchy government, The Hawaiian Kingdom and the people of Hawai'i over the past nearly 130 years. "The Arc of History is Long But It Bends Toward Justice" Ponokeali'i Kuhina Nui The Royal Hawaiian Monarchy government of The Hawaiian Kingdom

[@ayleentorres8793]

Primera vez que veo sus vídeos. Muy bien organizados, concisos y “right to the point”. Me gusto este y el de la entrevista con la congresista, A. Ocasio. Me suscribí a su canal. Mucho éxito 👍☀️😊

[@ivanramos519]

ELA, a dinosaur, a slow death... statehood, certain death.

[@LucScheffers]

Good video! The comparison between a child or a spouce is striking but in my opinion somewhat limited. let me explain, so a bit long comment. IF i had the choice, as puerto Rico i would go for the being a child instead of a spouce. Simply to be seen as a spouce is asking to to US to evaluate the benefits to share the car, couch and creditcard. Since the relation is already not good the outcome is realistically not good. A sudden seperation is likely, but with no alemony. But as a child you can lay a wish on the table. And childeren grow up, and leave the house. One can enjoy the time to experiment, tryout economics, law etc and still have a backup. I am dutch, and the Dutch have hunderd of years experience with oversea colonies. Not in a good or right way i must add. In the west indies, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Saba, St Eustatius. and St Maarten. Some islands like Aruba already in 1947 have declared that. the wanted to be (more) independent. In the 70ties, the wish for independence and self-determination was agreed in a treaty. a date was picked ->1991. In 1986 Aruba was cut of and a fully seperate country with all own rights with it but still in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. in 1991 Aruba in the year of full independence they could, but choose not yet to be fully independent. Backwards seen good choice, seeing the economic and other crisis it had to face. So basically the islands choose regarding their ability to run a budget and survive, to be a part of the Netherlands, or to be the growing child to independence. And yes, islands fuck up. Ask for money to go to the doctor but spend it on bose and gadgets don't reply calls etc. And no wonder daddy wil imply some rules and governement it. See history Curacao. Simply said, as a child you have much more options than a spouce to grow to indepence. Don't get stuck in history and victimize yourself, just turn blame in a care for PR and time to grow up. Greetz and looking forward to your next video.

[@LesterShipMirOleg1992]

Pennsylvania's first state constitution referred to it as both 'Commonwealth and State', just like Kentucky, Virginia and Massachusetts. However the aforementioned are treated as states .

[@edwardrivera1929]

United States own 16 territories but only 5 of them have populations including Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico is no longer a commonwealth it is now classified as a U.S. territory a property of the US with limited privileges . There are talks in congress to make Puerto Rico a state but politicians are playing a political game with each others using the Island .

[@wealthintruth6227]

PR majority voted for state hood.... Let s see what happens after the next election...?

[@familyandfriends3519]

@@wealthintruth6227 Puerto Ricans aren't Spanish and Hispanic and Latino until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain your Americans

[@wealthintruth6227]

@@familyandfriends3519 Yep, Borricua are distinct

[@jazzrengue]

You do really great reporting. 👍🏻

[@olgalugo7377]

Bianca..we now have a new option for our status...its called Reunificacion con Espana...we were a Province of Spain and not a Colony. We had political representation in the Spanish government and even had our own currency. There is a movement of Reunification with Spain wish also gives us the option of dual citizenship for those who want to retain their American citizenship..this movement is growing and appealing to many of us since Puerto Ricans are mostly of Spanish blood and descent.

[@studyonline4763]

Their Spanish 'blood' makes most Puerto Rican colonial settlers. The US is obviously cannot justify its annexation, but neither can Puerto Ricans

[@deborahcollazo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@boriquen9821]

Jajajajaja y que con España 😭😭

[@silverfox4557]

Spain is broke, good luck with that.

[@familyandfriends3519]

Puerto Rican aren't Spanish and Hispanic and Latino until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain your Americans

[@ricardosamalot6058]

You give excellent info. About Puerto Rico our country which was raised there now live in ct but sooner or later will go back to visit where I grew up which was the town called : Quebradillas!

[@toddraymond1045]

Very interesting. Most US citizens would grimace at the indignity of having to admit that it holds Puerto Rico as a colony. Thank you for pointing out all sides of this complex situation. I have always considered that Congress has held Puerto Rico hostage. With the stroke of a pen, any president could embolden the people of Puerto Rico. A future where the people can hold the reins of their own future while remaining a strong US ally. But that is not how colonists behave. I believe Puerto Rico is deserving of substantial reparations, investment in quality education and healthcare. The US owes the people of Puerto Rico a state granted, official apology. I’m finding it so difficult to be a a US citizen these days. Thank you for you fine journalism.

[@floriderllc6862]

How would that benefit the USA or its citizens? Or is this just a leftist morality thing for you.

[@angelvelez2360]

@@floriderllc6862 Its the right thing to do.

[@floriderllc6862]

@@angelvelez2360 why?

[@DSan-kl2yc]

@@floriderllc6862 you disagree and that's fine. But at this point you want someone to explain morality and goodness to you and that's ridiculous. In any case, the U.S is still responsible for P.R. And even if they were to become independent, it would still be in the transition. That's the responsibility of governance that it took.

[@nightowl7261]

@@DSan-kl2yc Even if P.R. became "independent." It still wouldn't really be independent. The US will just install someone they can control in. That's the US way all over the world.

[@kennethcolon1353]

All these status arguments for decades are putting us in the abyss.None work.Only indenpendence,a seat at the UN,sovereignty and right to control our own commerce,can we remedy these chains and stranglehold of colonial restraints..The right to participate in the global economy and markets,bring in investments etc.Simply put”Man cannot serve two masters”

[@Boricua-ni4nb]

Aseat in the United Nations dont bring food to the table..Ask CUBA. Haiti etc.

[@kennethcolon1353]

@@Boricua-ni4nb Ask Singapore,Holland,Sweden,Denmark.Your responding with your colonial conditioned mind.

[@Boricua-ni4nb]

@@kennethcolon1353 oh Singapure...el caballito d batalla dlos socialistas. .para empezar alli nohay las 2lacras q hay aqui VAGOS Y CORRUPTOS.YAQUI AñadaleCriminalidad?

[@kennethcolon1353]

@@Boricua-ni4nb Singapore era una colonia de Inglaterra.Doble de gente que Puerto Rico y mas pequenno.a son una super economía y una democracia..Quiere jugar con palabritas semánticas como socialista y que?Todo Europa ses socialista y los EEUU es el pais mas grande en socialismo.Tu tiene una tajeta Seguro Social verdad.Pues usted es un socialista hipócrita.

[@CptFugu]

The fear of starving, and of not knowing what to do is what feels the colonialists (PPD, and PNP). I recognize that the ELA had a lot of success in transforming Puerto Rico and pulling it out of its abject poverty, but it should have been an interim step. Once we had a sustainable economy we should have worked to sustain it and to keep evolving and growing. However, the two parties in power turned the country into a Kleptocracy that's robbed us from our future. I agree with the colonialist lady in one thing though. Puerto Rico needs a coherent economic development plan. There is no way we can have a future until we are able to stand on our own as an economy. That will be the time where we will be able to make and enforce our will. We can't make decisions while being held hostage by the threat of starvation.

[@zorro8410]

You are just phenomenal!! 😊

[@henrypagan3426]

Do you know Puerto Rico loses billion of dollars to the US, if we become Independent that money stays in Puerto Rico.

[@Eeclon]

The truth keep shinning for good always and Puerto Rico is not the exception.

[@lissychula07]

Thank you so much for your work, Bianca - de todo corazón.

[@lilianacottomorales]

Buena síntesis. Felicidades Sería bueno hacer únanse como Las luchas y movimiento sociales . Puedo colaborar. Es mi área de investigación como socióloga orgánica en PR

[@barbara.d]

Excelente trabajo, Bianca. Vivo en Washington state y espero mudarme de vuelta en par de años máx. Gracias por tu dedicación. Aprecio desde la diaspora. Me mudé a los 17 y estoy loca por regresar. Necesitamos más reportajes como los tuyos. Me encantaría contribuir. Mami renta apartamentos en SJ y mi cuarto en Miramar, San Juan está libre. Te puedes quedar ahí de gratis cuando desees. Me avisas. Mucha suerte! Gracias por todo lo que haces por nuestra comunidad puertorriqueña. 💚

[@07bently]

To me and I would suspect to most this is all common knowledge, for others I don't know maybe they are to lazy to look it up but either way its common knowledge. I do like your videos its just that with this its just familiar. Let me suggest this topic to you though it may take more investigating than you may be willing to do a web search won't help. Its that of crime and I'm not speaking of petty crimes, I am speaking of more serious crimes that do occur in PR the type of crime in which the police where coincidentally nowhere around! the type of crime in which public or any video cameras for that matter where also coincidentally not working that day.. It may even possibly involve PR's 72 billion dollar debt to some degree (PR's debt is around 3 times that of what was Detroit's which at the time was unheard of!).. How far into PR gov. could this reach? Cheers

[@sauceynugget3371]

by no means is the PR government good they are absolutely terrible

[@yx3864]

This happens to be very informative and well put together for a lot more people than you're obviously aware of not knowing or having this information in one place to digest. What have been your resources of knowledge? I've read of these things but did not find it easy to find the information. Are you part of an organization of the people that you know to have this common knowledge actively doing work to change things? I'm willing to help in anyway I can.

[@yx3864]

About the crime? Priority, children, innocent people, including women in specific. Corruption comes high on this list because we need to depend on what we cant depend on now Justice. My question is exactly what is a Justice Dept for?

[@miriamvivo4279]

Don`t assume it is common knowledge.

[@miriamvivo4279]

Too much corruption

[@robertling9872]

Guilt is when you did something wrong. Economic debt is a forecast for the future. Financial debt is an obligation to pay something back. Now you haven't done anything wrong. You have given your labor and raw materials to the 'oppressor of your country' for next to nothing. As a result, you have been talked into a debt and your country has now been taken over by someone else. Whatever you want to call this, 'theft and injustice' might be a correct title.

[@vokysweet9268]

Commonwealth sounds nice. It's like sharing wealth but in fact it's servitude. In other word, commonwealth is somewhat like a servient state. The main reason they never see Puerto Rican as full American is because it's too culturally tied to Hispanic, and not Anglo.

[@texaslocoman1]

It should be a Federal District but by the Constitution only One Federal District can be in a Republic and in the USA it is The District of Columbia. A true Commonwealth would be a VOTING territory and some kind of voting representation in Congress and the Constitution should be amended to that effect. This current status is unconstitutional.

[@familyandfriends3519]

Puerto Rican aren't Latinos and Hispanic until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain

[@Meatbalzz]

Bianca, I could listen to you say “Puerto Rrrrrico” all day!

[@michaelmccarthy2840]

Time FOR PUERTO RICO TO BE INDEPENDENT FROM 🇺🇸.

[@irmazamot7363]

No way,no no no no way.no independencia.

[@frandithgimenz5920]

PR has not resources to do any better than is doing right now without US, look around the Caribbean and Latin America and that's your answer so until the Island can prove otherwise just keep rolling and be grateful....

[@HectorRamos23233]

Does the US still holds “Colonies”? It is self-evident: yes. Five to be exact…

[@elgrande178]

ELA.....great thing ever.

[@dnoloc]

Guam, US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa are the other populated colonies of the US. We are the one with the most people. Every single one of these colonies have their little history about their political status.

[@josephbeltran2261]

I think the problem is not with the US the problem is with the Puerto Rican government is very corrupt I live in Puerto Rico since 1998 and the government here is very corrupt the US sends lots of Federal Aid and help

[@adiaz9201]

That is correct, the local government is so corrupt and have been for years. Our Allliance with the USA is great, a few ignorant say the contrary.

[@K.Monster]

@@josephbeltran2261 US government 'aid' approval upon this evident corruption, should say much more about the main land... Hi! I was born and raised in Puerto Rico since 1987 until 2017.

[@josephbeltran2261]

@@K.Monster the problem in Puerto Rico is the politics and the second one is two jobs all the jobs paid minimum wage that is crazy I went to high school in Puerto Rico got in high school degree in electrician work in construction for the projects of the Caribbean games and I was getting paid minimum wage I go to the states and with my same license from Puerto Rico I get paid 1650 I think if we fix those two problems Puerto Rico will be better and prosperous

[@julian65886]

BTW, Bianca does an mazing job. She is a very talented lady.

[@solemonkey]

Thank you for showing us how we have abused Puerto Rico. I had a teacher in grade school from there and she always told us about how wonderful it was. I never understood why it is not a state, now I am beginning to. What can I do to stop the abuse?

[@HectorRamos23233]

Tell your Congress Representative to support HR1522, currently being debated. It will not make PR a State automatically but it will let Puerto Ricans decide through a Democratic process. What a Nobel idea… 123 years later…

[@adiaz9201]

Don’t listen to the socialist views of the minority, Puerto Rican’s don’t want independence. The proof is in the pudding. In fact the majority want to be a state, I prefer the status quo. The USA has to acept the results of the last two referendums. It will benefit Puerto Rico tremendously.

[@dylanshaffer2184]

@@adiaz9201 while I don’t accept the 2017 referendum as legitimate, 2020 and 2016 definitely was. There needs to be a binding referendum from congress on the status option. States can still be commonwealths in the Union

[@adiaz9201]

@@dylanshaffer2184 yes states can be commonwealth, like Pennsylvania and others, but the definitions are different for Puerto Rico. It has been for years. Example Pennsylvania is still a state in which it’s citizens vote in every presidential elections and have 2 senators and several congressmen. Puerto Rico doesn’t have those benefits and possibly many more. I’m prostate, or the status quo like many in the island.

[@dylanshaffer2184]

@@adiaz9201 Even though I’m a mainlander, I support the statehood movement, and I personally believe that the residents of the territories are my fellow Americans, who deserve the same representation as if they were to live in any state. My fellow Americans can no longer be second class or third class citizens, and I personally believe that each of the 5 territories should be states of the union

[@Provo647]

The US has not profited from Puerto Rico as Puerto Rico manufactures little, and has no crucial resources. The benefit has been strategic, geopolitical, but not economical. Puerto Rico has a huge debt that is unplayable.

[@michaelgonzalez7240]

I came to Puerto Rico from NYC as a 10 years old for two weeks for the first time in 1968. I met family members who lived without a floor in their home and hammocks were their beds and tin roofs with holes adorned the dirt floor with beams of sun light. They ate their food out side of the home and bugs and flies would be flying all around them while they ate. I had cousins who weight 35 lbs at the age of 10, 11 and 12 who walked around with no shoes and had sores in all of their body. I came back as a 25 years old man in 1983 , gone were the old houses, everyone lived a better life , they had new cars and jobs and their health was much better. When I hear all the criticism about the US it is so hard to not look at it as disrespectful hypocritical and shameful. I saw and lived the difference the US help made in my family and I could only be grateful for that. It is easy for young people to be so ungrateful when the life they are living is so different and easy now and they didn't see the suffering, the hardship, the hunger. As an old man now I hope never to see what I did as a boy here in this beautiful Island of mine. You can open up your arms and try to grab all that you can but usually you can not have it all. I also want dignity, freedom and a country, but remember you won't have it all and hunger as I saw it will win every time.

[@franciscoadolfo5805]

Sra. Enit said it all. "Lets concentrate on building an economy, then we can argue an status." If you want to remain stuck on what the US did 80 years ago, and argue that they still doing it today, while ignoring our corrupt government in San Juan, have at it. Our present economy is el mantengo. And a lot of people don't want to lose that Also, what's exactly the benefit for the US government for us to remain ELA or become a state?

[@suleykagonzalez-okeefe2030]

Hey Bianca! I appreciate all of your videos. I'm homeschooling my children and would love to do a unit study on Puerto Rico and how the island history. Could you point me in the direction of where I can get some accurate content(books,videos,etc) ? Thank you!

[@prboxing1634]

Careful, she is a marxists. You don't want to open the door to the indoctrination of your kids. You're home schooling your kids for a reason, aren't you? You need to be very picky with the history of our island. These communists are going to tell you only lies and half-truths in order to manipulate you. Believe me, I know very well her kind I studied in the university of Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷 I had to deal with them daily and it is disgusting.

[@vcordero5402]

@@prboxing1634 so telling the truth makes you a Marxist? All she does is bring things to light that are facts. Would you rather live a lie? Do you believe Christopher Columbus discovered America too? 🤔

[@gabrielmora5092]

@@prboxing1634 umm being a Marxist is not a bad thing and second, she haven't said any propaganda in the video.

[@prboxing1634]

@@gabrielmora5092 Marxism is misery, dead, and hunger. Mao Zedong (marxist) China genocide murdered 65 million, Joseph Stalin(marxist) Russia genocide murdered 34 millions, Khmer Rouge (marxist) Cambodia genocide 3 million and many others. Marxism as utopia has been tried way more than 15 times and it has failed every single time. It has brought only misery, hunger, dead, and many other abuses against humanity. What make you think that Marxism is goin to work this time when it has failed every single time? What are they going to do different this time? Please, don't celebrate Karl Marx. His Communism has a death count in the millions. His dream of utopia led to millions of deaths at the hands of tyrants like the ones already mentioned. It's sad that the only happy marxists are the ones that live in democracies until is too late. If after this you still thinking that Marxism is not bad God help us. Marxism sadly is still the most effective weight loss method to this very day. I hope this words/facts can help you for the memory of all victims and for avoiding more in the future.

[@suleykagonzalez-okeefe2030]

@@prboxing1634 Could you elaborate? I'm not familiar with that term. I don't want to teach inaccurate information. I was born on the island but left at a young age. I don't remember much of what was taught in school.

[@djstarion]

This series is amazing and thank you for making our voices heard! My question is if they go into free association, does that mean the Jones Act no longer applies?

[@ralphcarlofrancisco9806]

Hi from Philippines Thank you Japan. For kicking out colonizers out of Asia

[@ObakuZenCenter]

Japan was a colonizer lol. Learn some history.

[@pancakes6119]

@John D A Japan wanted a united Asia. They fought the British in SEA and India.

[@familyandfriends3519]

Philippines independence day is July 4th

[@haroldj.kennedy7300]

Excellent analysis of historical and contemporary realities. I pray that Puerto Rico excels in freedom and dignity on their own terms.

[@willrodz8453]

We need independence !!! 🇵🇷💪🏼

[@willrodz8453]

@@boricuadepuracepa7628 Humacao Puerto Rico . Si tanto quieres saberlo . De pura cepa . Quédate tú aya fuera

[@willrodz8453]

@@boricuadepuracepa7628 and even if I did live in the USA wanting independence for Puerto Rico doesn’t mean you hate the USA , it means you want the same thing the USA has . INDEPENDENCE ! I don’t see the logic when you guys tell people that . Pero yo vivo aquí y yo tengo derecho a tener una opinión sobre eso . Todos tenemos differentes valores cuando se habla de PATRIA , no todo el mundo está dispuesto a pelear y trabajar por su PATRIA , hoy día quieren que todo se lo pongan en la boquita , nadie quiere trabajar por estar cojiendo ayudas y esa cultura de no trabajar se refleja en los Estados Unidos también . No tiene es ayudas , se trata de tener honor y valor . No todo el mundo tiene eso .

[@willrodz8453]

@@boricuadepuracepa7628 si , lo crearon los Estados Unidos , es una realidad . También lo hacen en los Estados Unidos , yo personalmente no odio a los Estados Unidos , pero si quiero que Puerto Rico sea independiente . En Puerto Rico Antes se trabajaba mucho , así como tú dijiste se sembraba todo eso y más y Puerto Rico puede volver a eso algún día , pero tenemos que soltar esa mentalidad de mantenido y en vez de esperar por un cheque o pedir la estadidad solo por ayudas deberíamos todos ponernos a a trabajar pero pues , primero hay que educar y tratar de animar la gente …

[@luiscolon1600]

Puerto Rico Lamentablemente. No. Puede ser. Republica. Porque. Puerto Rico esta. Acostumbrado. Al. Sistema. Del dollar. La. Los. Pagos. Por. Hora . Y. Mejor. Pagado. De. Toda. La tinoamerica. Es. Dificil. Como. Independiebte. Jamas tendran. Los. Mismos. Pago . Los. Pago. Como. Independiente. Seria. De. 1 dollar. La. Hora o quizas menos o mas pero. Jamas. Igual. Si los. Paises. Mas. Ricos. De. Latinoamerica. No le paga. A. Los. Maestro como. Le paga Aqui en. Puerto Rico . Mexico, panama,Brazil, Argentina, chile,Venezuela no paga. Aun policia o. Maestro . O sector. Privado . Mi gente. Es. Dificil y. En. Sima. De eso. Los. Que. Cojen cupones esos. Menos se le acaba. La ayuda que an. Cojido. Por años. Como pension . Eso. No se verá en. Puerto Rico

[@miguelgonzalez5964]

What currency would an independent Puerto Rico use, little Bianca's Bitcoin, the same currency that disappeared into thin air in Venezuela, and was just banned in China? Who's going to sign up for a Puerto Rican military, are you?

[@Native2Earth]

Free association or statehood actually vote

[@josegarrigapico6560]

These reports by ms. Gralau are completely biased in favor of independence. She did not provide any balance to the separatist views. She hid the overt ties of the independentistas (some of them avowed castristas or chavistas like Maria de Lourdes and some staunch defenders of armed struggle against the US). She has stifled the voice of the majority of Puerto Ricans that are proud to be Americans and have voted repeatedly for statehood. These videos are intended to thwart that majoritarian view in favor of a dismal minority.

[@2021ruber]

Would you say Puertorrican-Americans?

[@drstevej2527]

PR is there to serve! PR will do as it’s told when it’s told. For PR it’s better to be ruled by America than to be ruled by PR leadership.

[@ralphperez4360]

ELA is obsolete. A new form of governance should take place. Either a US style restructuring like Hawaii for statehood or independence referendum followed by a complete nation restructure without US support

[@deadlywayzlodice8393]

I totally agree but needs to be fresh and even unrelated to the island people with better education that can understand clearly what the island needs and aren't biased by being raised there and their family's status and what not. We really need fresh blood

[@deadlywayzlodice8393]

I'm thinking myself to maybe go back and run for something. You know make a difference

[@ralphperez4360]

@@deadlywayzlodice8393 what PR needed, needs and will need is people who wake up early in the morning, work and pay taxes, and enjoy their life at the end of their business day plus weekends. People who seek education, people who raise their hands to point out what’s wrong, people who are willing to listen to their fellow countrymen/women even when they don’t agree with them, people who raise their children in the most responsible of ways. Running for office is a very small part of a better version of Puerto Rico.

[@why_forever4400]

U are highly intelligent and articulate..

[@betitovader]

Reunification with Spain? 🇵🇷🇪🇸🇯🇪 This is another option that I’ve heard has been discussed

[@kingdmind]

No gracias💚🇵🇷

[@Redpredator8]

@@kingdmind Exactly

[@2021ruber]

And also some people have discussed the possibility that Elvis Presley is alive.But people are entitled to make a fool of themselves if they wish.

[@familyandfriends3519]

@@kingdmind Puerto Ricans aren't Spanish and Hispanic and Latino until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain your Americans now

[@joecool812]

I’m so sorry

[@peoplesrepublicofliberland5606]

5:05 That's a massive understatement. The USA forced France, Britain and the Netherlands to release all colonies in Africa, Asia and America. What would they say if the USA had a Colony but forced them to release their Dominions/Colonies/Mandate

[@drinksnapple8997]

The French, Brits, and Dutch just changed their political status (ex: French Overseas Departments) and then promptly gave the US the middle finger.

[@kingdmind]

Pure hypocrisy on their part, although what to expect

[@kingdmind]

Pure hypocrisy on their part, although what to expect

[@luisaymerich9675]

The term commonwealth is a tricky one. It can be made to mean anything. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth in the United States but it does not have the privileges and responsibilities of the states of the US. Canada is a commonwealth of the United Kingdom and it has membership and a presence in the United Nations. Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Virginia are called commonwealths too but they don't have membership in the UN. Just wanted to point that out.

[@felicetanka]

We hope and pray to be restored to Spain again.

[@josuecastillo2333]

Ostia tio,Dilo en español almenos que hoy en dia españa es más colonia que PR.

[@JorgeRodriguez-ro1uj]

Felicetanka- .. it wouldn't be a bad Idea..30% of Puerto Ricans are decentance of " Ponce de Leon ".... and the majority of people name " Colon" .. are also decentance of " Columbus."..

[@TheRomanTribune]

Honestly PR should become it's own country and then establish a "marriage" with Spain to become rich again

[@abrahamorellana9622]

Is not going to be easy return back to spain because in puerto rico still have group of people for puerto rico independence only small groups for now end of day soon and later puerto rico making their own choices.

[@familyandfriends3519]

@@TheRomanTribune Puerto Ricans aren't Spanish and Hispanic and Latino until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain your Americans now

[@nea273]

Puerto Rico is the step-child in a broken marriage.

[@RICKRUIZ1220]

THE JONES ACT!!!! An updated version of ELA, is to get rid of the JONES ACT!!!!

[@Dangic23]

Yes, a Colony. The Fiscal Board should be the obvious evidence.

[@Mediationandpeace444]

I cant wait to visit the hometown of my Ancestors and cultural back ground in June for the first time in my life. It's going to be a very emotional time filled with lots of smiles and happiness. WEEEEEEEEEPA 💕💕

[@alfredoroman6033]

Good video! Just a little detail… the ELA “Mejorado” “Soberano” whatever… it’s NOT recognized in Congress and the Constitution DOES NOT support this “invention” to bring independence with other words. The options are clear Independence or Statehood. Keep the great job! Love the way you explain and expose the topics. Thank you ❤️

[@adiaz9201]

Don’t believe the hype by this socialist lady. The problems with Puerto Rico is not the USA is the local government.

[@kingdmind]

@@adiaz9201 the US is responsible for it inmediately when it became its "territory". With sovereignty that would be a fair statement, but it is a fallacy

[@nightowl7261]

Quick answer is YES

[@pvp66]

How many countries in Latin America would LOVE TO BE “Colonies “ of the U.S. ? I.E. a subsidized welfare state ?

[@margaritamedina8712]

Did you know that there is no “Welfare” in PR? Only has the EBT card for food/SNAP/Food Stamp. These funds are much lower than in the US Mainland States yet food is even more expensive than in the States. Go figure! It’s hard to survive.

[@floriderllc6862]

All of them! Lol

[@familyandfriends3519]

No you dirty Americans and Puerto Rico is not Spanish and Hispanic and Latino until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain

[@emiliopadilla3693]

Hello. Can you please do videos on the development of construction projects that are supposedly happening in Puerto Rico such as, Puerto Rico Film District, Port of the Americas, and Cayo Largo? Great videos btw.

[@VivaBoricua93]

For those worried about citizenship for future generations, the children of US citizens are entitled to citizenship regardless of where they are born according to current US laws. So if you want it, keep it. As of right now people cant renounce it because you cant work, live, do every day things without ID/citizenship. There is no internationally recognized PR citizenship/ passport to replace it with.

[@rory7248]

Sorry to nitpick, but "commonwealth" is not Puerto Rico's status. It's an overseas territory. Mass, Kentucky, Virginia, and Pennsylvania are all commonwealths...

[@flaykeydig7946]

Confused

[@rory7248]

@@garethpaine3222 officially it is the state of Hawaii... But the people who are in the independence movement do call it the Kingdom of Hawaii. But officially, no.

[@garethpaine3222]

Puerto Rico should stay Independent. Hawai'i has been trashed by PROGRESS.

[@garethpaine3222]

Only the greedy wants PROGRESS.

[@rory7248]

@@flaykeydig7946 Mass, Penn, Virginia and Kentucky all have their official name as the Commonwealth of... This does not diminish their status any less as states. That's my point, like these states, the name "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" isn't saying that is their status, it is just a name for the islands. Their status is an overseas territory.... But Commonwealth was used so many times, including in the thumbnail conflating the two terms, that I had to point it out.

[@howellwong11]

I think that the people in Puerto Rico rejected independence.years ago. Hawaii, Alaska, Guam and Puerto Rico were all territories at one time. PR wanted commonwealth status. PR don't have to pay federal tax.

[@ShadowRifft]

An assoiciative mutual Benefit, with substantial Considerations to Strategic Positions, Institutional Support, Ease of Migration and Travel. ""Open enough for PuertoRico to still evolve Politically aswell!"" With all of the Growth Modernization has to offer, hopefully PR can maintain a Rich Clean transition to Share its Culture and Prosper without people trying to take a sidestepping angle of control over it.

[@richierich252]

You said a lot, but then you really said nothing. I say think about it further.

[@polimascara1467]

So become an Associated Republic...it is up to those on the island to get their act together and drop ELA. An Associated Republic would be a benefit to both the USA and Puerto Rico. Ya es tiempo que pongan la ELA en la tumba!

[@TheSipsip22]

STATEHOOD NOW!! 🇺🇸🇵🇷

[@reyito_aa]

Statehood now🇵🇷🇺🇲

[@sauceynugget3371]

dang a bunch of losers

[@ricd.5121]

STATEHOOD NOW.. FOR D.C Tf

[@realdeal139]

100% statehood

[@luiyo2155]

🇺🇸🇵🇷🇺🇸🇵🇷🇺🇸