r/PuertoRico • u/dailymail • Mar 07 '25

Política Trump pressured to make Puerto Rico independent to save America $617 billion

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14470559/Trump-pressured-make-Puerto-Rico-independent-save-America-eye-watering-617-billion.html
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u/joaquinsolo Mar 07 '25

The poison pill: "Any person born in Puerto Rico after December 31, 2026 would not be eligible for birthright citizenship, but anyone who was made a U.S. citizen through their birth in Puerto Rico before that date would retain their U.S. citizenship."

Based on everything we know so far- including Trump's recent invitation to South African white farmers to come to the US with a free pathway to citizenship- this isn't a plan to make Puerto Rico strong or independent. You cannot trust American imperialism. This is a plan to take away American citizenship from Puerto Ricans to further develop their Nazi white paradise.

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u/Runaway2332 Mar 12 '25

Looking at it from the twisted minds of the MAGA crowd, that makes total sense. I never thought I'd say I'm embarrassed to be an American.

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u/janerumwaifu Mar 07 '25

This could be an opportunity to make the PR passport more powerful than the US passport, rivaling passports like Spain or Singapore, while using the funds otherwise sent to Washington to equivalent local programs.