- glitterati
- 3 years ago
- Wedding: May 2015
Let’s see if we can do better than the national average on this question.
Let’s see if we can do better than the national average on this question.
I’m not even from the US and I’m pretty sure I know the answer.. Curious though as to what the national average is? 😛
Me too, what’s the national average?
I do know the answer but I can also understand why people might feel as though this is a “trick” question.
I think the confusion comes from the fact that Puerto Rico is an unincorperated US territory, so legally speaking it’s not part of the US…yet they’re in the possession of the US, and while they have US citizenship, they have less benefits than mainland citizens such as less voting rights and access to some government programs. So they’re more like second-class citizens. It’s pretty sad and they should just become a proper state already, imo. Anyway, I think some people’s confusion is pretty justified over that.
47% of Americans know the correct answer: yes, they are American citizens. I agree that some confusion is justified but if PR were a state, it would be there would be 20 states with fewer people. Long overdue.
The people of Puerto Rico voted overwhelmingly in a non binding resolution this year to become a state. It’s time for that to happen. USVI, Guam, and American Samoa, too.
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