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According to Fox News:
Puerto Rico's governor announced that the U.S. territory has overwhelmingly chosen statehood in a nonbinding referendum Sunday held amid a deep economic crisis that has sparked an exodus of islanders to the U.S. mainland.
Nearly half a million votes were cast for statehood, more than 7,600 for free association/independence and nearly 6,700 for independence, according to preliminary results. The participation rate was just 23 percent with roughly 2.26 million registered voters, leading opponents to question the validity of a vote that several parties had boycotted.
Also covered by AP.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Grishnakh on Monday June 12 2017, @05:04PM
You had your chance to vote back in 1898 when Puerto Rico was annexed as a US Territory. Remember, "you break it, you bought it". Don't take on responsibilities you're not willing to follow through on.