Americans that have moved to Puerto Rico, what's it like and would recommend it?
Americans that have moved to Puerto Rico, what's it like and would recommend it?
Looking for the perspective of anyone that has lived anywhere in the USA and moved to Puerto Rico. What's it like, what's different, what's nicer, what was unexpected, and would you recommend the move?
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Puerto Rico is part of the United States.
Someone born in PR can move anywhere else in the USA without a passport. Any US citizen can travel there as easily as going to another State.
It's just that PR, like Washington DC, is not considered a state, so they can't vote in Federal elections.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_voting_rights_in_Puerto_Rico
Americans that have moved to Florida...
Which is a valid question. I'm an American who moved to Colorado. Wasn't born there, made it my home.
I'm an American that moved to North Cakilaki and back to Florida, never to Puerto Rico or Colorado though.
People in DC can vote in federal elections, they just don't get any house/senators. Which is a load of shit, by the way.
Taxation without representation. Hmmm. Why does this sound familiar?
So what happens to their votes?
Under the 23rd amendment (1961), DC gets 3 electoral votes, the same as the minimum amount of votes a State can have.
You knew what the question was asking.
And yet racism needs addressing.
There was no implication that PR is a foreign country. Americans moving there would likely have a different experience than Canadians, Europeans, Mexicans, etc. because it's part of the US.
Just because "mainland USA" wasn't used doesn't mean it's racist. Would it have been perceived the same way if Hawaii was substituted?
Probably not, because everyone knows that Hawaii is a state but a lot of people don't know that Puerto Rico is a territory and the populace has citizenship.
Give it a fucking rest already, that ain't what we're talking about.
So people who live in Washington DC can vote for President. D.C. has 3 electoral college votes. Puerto Rico does not have any electoral votes. (They do hold primaries that also don't seem to really count).
DC does lack full voting representation in Congress just like US territories (e.x. Puerto Rico, Samoa, Guam). I do think their delegate can vote on some things in congress, I don't remember the details of what, but it's definitely not a full congressional vote.