Why on earth does Puerto Rico insist on joining the United States?

Puerto Rico, located in North America, is now an overseas autonomous region of the United States, but its status is very different from that of American States. Puerto Rico is bordered by the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands in the east, Dominica, a country on the island in the west, the vast Atlantic Ocean in the northwest and the legendary Caribbean Sea in the south. Puerto Ricans are born American citizens, but they have no right to vote for the president. Puerto Rico is located in the southeast of the United States, about 1600 km away. Compared with the 50 states in the United States, Puerto Rico, as an autonomous region, can only be regarded as a second-class citizen at best, and its rights and status are only higher than American Samoa, an overseas colony of the United States.

Puerto Rico insisted on independence for a long time, but in the process of its efforts, it suddenly found that American wool could live better, even if it didn't take much effort to live in a villa and sail a yacht, so it was gradually softened by money, bent down to pick up three barrels of rice, and finally gave up its efforts and bravely admitted its mistakes. From then on, they not only didn't want independence, but even autonomy. They dream of becoming a 5 1 state after Hawaii, hoping to be an upright American. Even if rejected by the United States many times, they don't care, and nothing can shake their idea of joining the United States. What the hell is going on here? Puerto Rico used to be home to too many Indian tribes, but now most of the residents on the island are descendants of Spaniards, not Americans, which is probably the reason why Americans are unwilling to accept Puerto Rico. 1 1493, the navigator Columbus came here for the second time and named the island San Juan Island. 1508, the Spanish established a colonial stronghold on the island and became a Spanish colony from then on.

1823, American president Monroe put forward the Monroe doctrine foreign policy that Europeans can't control the affairs of independent countries every week. Since then, the United States has gradually extended its influence to the Caribbean controlled by Spain. 1898, the Spanish-American War broke out, and the defeated Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States and became a colony of the United States. In 1930s and 1950s, Puerto Rican society began to be turbulent, and a large number of Puerto Ricans demanded independence and statehood. However, because this is a strategic place for the United States to control the Caribbean, the independence movement was suppressed by the United States. In the 1960s, the world situation changed suddenly, and the US-Soviet hegemony reached a white-hot period.

In the independence referendums in 20 12 and 20 17, most Puerto Ricans hoped to become a state in the United States because of wool consumption day. Because of the unrestrained spending, Puerto Ricans unconsciously not only made the United States feel distressed, but also owed a huge debt of more than 70 billion US dollars. In desperation, the Puerto Rican government applied to the United States for bankruptcy protection, and the debt may eventually be paid by the United States. Faced with such a black sheep, the United States is even more reluctant to accept them as the 5 1 state of the United States and has repeatedly refused. The governor of Puerto Rico never gave up persuading the United States to accept them, let alone how many times the United States rejected them. Everyone is unwilling to build a country independently and be self-reliant. Becoming a real American has become their future dream.