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Related: About this forumIf GOP blocks Puerto Rico statehood, should New York State volunteer to annex the island?
If Puerto Rico agreed, should New York State use its greater political power to try to annex the island as a first step toward eventual Puerto Rican statehood?
https://www.quora.com/If-Puerto-Rico-agreed-could-New-York-State-annex-the-island
BTW, there is precedent for significantly expanding a state's borders.
Nevada is one of only two states to significantly expand its borders after admission to the Union. (The other is Missouri, which acquired additional territory in 1837 due to the Platte Purchase.)
In 1866 another part of the western Utah Territory was added to Nevada in the eastern part of the state, setting the current eastern boundary.
In 1866 another part of the western Utah Territory was added to Nevada in the eastern part of the state, setting the current eastern boundary.
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If GOP blocks Puerto Rico statehood, should New York State volunteer to annex the island? (Original Post)
LVZ
Jan 2018
OP
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)1. Why ...
I doubt P.R. would want to be part of N.Y. were they to vote for statehood.
And why would N.Y. want to take on the tax burden of an impoverished Puerto Rico?
brush
(57,624 posts)2. Won't work for many reasons, one being PR is thousands of miles from NY.
Mike Nelson
(10,289 posts)3. We need...
...the Senators and Reps, so no.
LVZ
(941 posts)5. New York would get 4 or 5 more Representatives ...
instead of Puerto Rico's one "non-voting" representative
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)4. If GOP blocks Puerto Rican statehood
The entire population of the island should threaten to move to Florida.
awesomerwb1
(4,571 posts)6. So how would the gop block it?
Does it require a 2/3s of House votes or something similar?