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Puerto Rico Statehood (view source)
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The Puerto Rico statehood movement was created by the conservative Jose Celso Barbosa, who he founded the Puerto Rican division of the [[Republican Party]]<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=oEBm4hxNbMIC&lpg=PA18&ots=h88V1_YTba&dq=Jos%C3%A9%20Celso%20Barbosa&pg=PA18#v=onepage&q=Jos%C3%A9%20Celso%20Barbosa&f=false</ref>
The Puerto Rico statehood movement was created by the conservative Jose Celso Barbosa, who he founded the Puerto Rican division of the [[Republican Party]]<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=oEBm4hxNbMIC&lpg=PA18&ots=h88V1_YTba&dq=Jos%C3%A9%20Celso%20Barbosa&pg=PA18#v=onepage&q=Jos%C3%A9%20Celso%20Barbosa&f=false</ref>
Republicans figures such as [[Richard Nixon]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[George H.W. Bush]], [[Donald Trump]], and [[Mike Pence]] have expressed support statehood for Puerto Rico.<ref>https://proyectoestrella.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/que-presidentes-han-apoyado-la-estadidad-para-puerto-rico/</ref><ref>https://www.puertoricoreport.com/mike-pences-statement-puerto-rico/#.W_oXxBbB-aM</ref><ref>http://www.pr51st.com/es/trump-puerto-rico/</ref>
Republicans figures such as [[Gerald Ford]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[George H.W. Bush]], [[Donald Trump]], and [[Mike Pence]] have expressed support statehood for Puerto Rico.<ref>https://proyectoestrella.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/que-presidentes-han-apoyado-la-estadidad-para-puerto-rico/</ref><ref>https://www.puertoricoreport.com/mike-pences-statement-puerto-rico/#.W_oXxBbB-aM</ref><ref>http://www.pr51st.com/es/trump-puerto-rico/</ref>
In the last two referendums, in 2012 and 2017 respectively, the statehood option won by 61% in 2012, and in 2017 by 97%. However in both referendums, leftists claims that Puerto Rico can’t become a state, because the both referendums there was many blank votes. Alaska and Hawaii were both admitted a state with only 13% and 34% respectively of citizen voted.
In the last two referendums, in 2012 and 2017 respectively, the statehood option won by 61% in 2012, and in 2017 by 97%. However in both referendums, leftists claims that Puerto Rico can’t become a state, because the both referendums there was many blank votes. Alaska and Hawaii were both admitted a state with only 13% and 34% respectively of citizen voted.