Puerto Rico held vote that supported pushing for island to permanently join as 51st American State

Puerto Rico unlikely to be 51st US state despite vote

AFP – One week after Puerto Ricans approved a measure to become the 51st US state, doubts have begun to emerge over the meaning of the vote and their chances of joining the union. Residents of the Caribbean island, seized from Spain in 1898, are US citizens, serve in the US military and have US passports. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles