Ukuvuselelwa: I- Puerto Rico yashaywa yiZiphepho uMaria ngo-September, 2017. Ngemva kwesiphepho, lesi siqhingi sibhekene nobunzima obunzima kakhulu - futhi izinhlangano eziningi ziye zangena ukusekela ukusiza nokuvuselela imizamo. Thola ukuthi ungasiza kanjani.
Abaningi abahambahambayo bazibuza ukuthi ubuhlobo obuphakathi kwePuerto Rico ne-US buyinto engakanani futhi, ukuze kube nobulungiswa, kungase kube ukudideka, ngoba kuyinto engavamile yokuhlalisana, ezomnotho nezombusazwe.
Isibonelo, amabhuku okubhuka ase-US abeka iziqondiso zokuhamba ePuerto Rico esigabeni "Sokuhambela Emhlabeni Wonke" kunokuba "Ukuhamba Kwamakhaya," lapho kungokwakhe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iPuerto Rico iyingxenye ye-United States. Ngakho ... iyini impendulo? Thola lapha.
Ingabe i-Puerto Rico i-State of US?
Cha, iPuerto Rico akuyona indawo, kodwa kunalokho i-Commonwealth yase-United States. Lesi simo sihlinzeka ukuzimela kwendawo esiqhingini futhi sivumela iPuerto Rico ukuba ibonise obala ifulegi layo. Kodwa-ke, uhulumeni wasePuerto Rico, ngenkathi ewumthwalo wemfanelo wendawo, wehla ekugcineni e-US Congress. Umbusi okhethiwe wasePuerto Rico uhlala ehhovisi eliphakeme kunazo zonke kuleli siqhingi.
Ingabe izakhamizi zasePuerto zase-US?
Yebo, amaPuerto Ricans asezakhamuzi zase-US futhi enza izimonyo cishe ngo-1.3% wabantu base-United States. Bajabulela zonke izinzuzo zokuba yisakhamuzi, ngaphandle kwesinye: Abantu basePuerto Rica abahlala ePuerto Rico abakwazi ukuvotela uMongameli wase-US okhethweni jikelele (labo abahlala e-United States bavunyelwe ukuvota).
Ingabe i-Puerto Rico ifuna ukuba yisizwe sase-US?
Ngokuvamile, kunezikole ezintathu zokucabanga ngalolu daba:
- Abaningi basePuerto Ricans bafuna ukugcina isimo se-quo futhi bahlale be-Commonwealth.
- Ikamu elithandwayo kodwa elisezwi elimnandi liyakwazi ukuba ngumbuso wase-US. Izizathu zabo eziyisikhungo ilungelo lokuvota nokwandisa izimali ezivela eWashington, DC.
- Abancane abancane bafuna ukuzimela ePuerto Rico, bephikisa ukuthi ukuziqhenya kwezwe nokuzimela okuphelele kuyoba usizo lwezinhlungu ezikhulayo zesizwe esisha esingasekelwa yi-Federal aid.
I-Puerto Rico Autonomous Injani?
Ngokuyinhloko, ukuphathwa kwansuku zonke kwelesi siqhingi kushiywe kulawulo lwendawo. Abantu basePuerto Ricans bakhetha izikhulu zikahulumeni kanye nesimo sabo sikahulumeni ngokufanayo kufana nesistimu yase-US; IPuerto Rico inomthethosisekelo (owavunyelwa ngo-1952), iSenate neNdlu yabamele. Bobabili isiNgisi neSpanishi yizilimi ezisemthethweni zesiqhingi. Nazi ezinye izibonelo ze-quirky zezimo ezizimele ezizimele zasePuerto Rico:
- Umnqobi we-"Miss Universe" ka-2006 u-Miss Puerto Rico, hhayi i- Miss USA.
- Emidlalweni ye-Olimpiki, iPuerto Rico iqhamuka ithimba layo lezemidlalo, elihlukile kumaMelika.
- Abantu basePuerto Ricans abafaki izintela zezimali zentela ngaphandle uma besebenzela uhulumeni waseHerald.
(I- Virgin Islands yase-US nayo ineqembu layo le-Olympic kanye no-Miss Universe Pageant entryant.)
I-Puerto Rico "i-American" ngayiphi indlela?
Impendulo elula ukuthi ekupheleni kosuku insimu yase-US nabantu bayo yizakhamizi zase-US. Ngaphezu kwalokho:
- Imali yasePuerto Rico yi-dollar yase-US.
- Abantu basePuerto Ricans bakhonza emaqenjini aseMelika.
- Lesi siqhingi sisebenzisa i-US Postal Service.
- Ifulegi laseMelika lihamba phezu kwePoerto Rico's Capital.