Ukuhlaziywa: iPuerto Rico yahlulwa yiNkantwa uMaria ngoSeptemba, ngo-2017. Emva kwesiphepho, isiqithi sibhekene nobunzima obunzima-kwaye imibutho eminyeneyo iye yangena ekuncedeni inkxaso kunye nokwakhiwa kwemizamo. Fumana indlela onokukunceda ngayo.
Abahambahambayo abaninzi bayazibuza ngokuphathelele ubuhlobo bobudlelwane obuphakathi kwePuerto Rico kunye ne-US Nokuba, ukuba ulungele, kunokudideka, kuba kukungqinelana okwezentlalo, ezoqoqosho kunye nezopolitiko.
Ngokomzekelo, ii-bookstores e-US zibeka izikhokelo zokuhamba ePuerto Rico kwiNgqungquthela yazo "yeThutho lwaMazwe ngamazwe" kunokuba "Uhambo lweNdlu," apho luhlala khona. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iPuerto Rico iyingxenye ye-United States. Ngoko ... yintoni impendulo? Fumana apha.
Ngaba iPuerto Rico i-US State?
Hayi, iPuerto Rico ayikho ilizwe, kodwa kunokuba i-Commonwealth yase-United States. Eli gangatho linikezela ukuzimela kwendawo kwisiqithi kwaye ivumela iPuerto Rico ukuba ibonise iiflegi yaso. Nangona kunjalo, urhulumente wasePuerto Rico, ngoxa ngokusemthethweni uxanduva lwengingqi, uwa ekugqibeleni kwi-Congress ye-US. Igosa elikhethiweyo lasePuerto Rico liphethe i-ofisi ephakamileyo ephakamileyo kwisiqithi.
Ngaba basePuerto Ricans Abemi base-US?
Ewe, iiPuerto Ricans zizakhamizi zase-US kunye nokwenza i-1.3% yabantu bonke baseUnited States. Bonwabela zonke iinzuzo zobemi, gcina enye: Abantu basePuerto Ricans abahlala ePuerto Rico abanakuvotela umongameli wase-US ukhetho jikelele (abo bahlala eUnited States bavunyelwe ukuvota).
Ngaba i-Puerto Rico ifuna ukuba ngumbuso wase-US?
Ngokubanzi, kukho izikolo ezintathu zokucinga ngale ngxaki:
- Uninzi lwabantu basePuerto Ricans bafuna ukugcina isimo se-quo baze bahlale kwi-Commonwealth.
- Inkampu eyaziwayo kodwa eyaziwayo ikhetha ukuba ngumbuso wase-US. Izizathu zabo ziko malunga nelungelo lokuvota nokunyusa imali evela eWashington, DC.
- Abancinci bebancinci bafuna ukuzimela ePuerto Rico, bethetha ukuba ukuqhosha kwelizwe kunye nokuzimela ngokupheleleyo kuya kulungelelanisa intlungu ekhulayo yesizwe esitsha esingencediswa yi-Federal aid.
Ngayiphi indlela iPuerto Rico ikwazi ukuzimela?
Ngokona nxalenye, ukulawula imihla ngemihla yesiqithi kushiywa kulawulo lwendawo. Abantu basePuerto Ricans bakhethe amagosa karhulumente kunye nomzekelo wabo karhulumente ngokufanayo ufana neenkqubo zase-US; IPuerto Rico inomgaqo-siseko (uqinisekisiwe ngo-1952), iNtloko yeNtloko kunye neNdlu yabameli. ZesiNgesi kunye neSpeyin ziilwimi ezisemthethweni zesiqithi. Nazi ezinye izibonelo ze-quirky zasePuerto Rico ezizimele:
- Umphumelele we-2006 "Miss Universe" owayehamba phambili wayengumntu wasePuerto Rico, kungekhona u- Miss USA.
- Kwiimidlalo zeOlimpiki, iipuphu zasePuerto Rico iqela layo lezemidlalo, lihluke kumaMelika.
- Abantu basePuerto Ricans abafaki iirejista zeerhafu zentlawulo ngaphandle kokusebenza kuRhulumente waseburhulumenteni.
(Ii- Virgin Islands zase-US zineqela layo le-Olimpiki kunye ne-Miss Universe engenayo.)
Ngayiphi indlela iPuerto Rico "yaseMerika"?
Impendulo elula kukuba ekupheleni kosuku kwintsimi yase-US kunye nabantu bayo baseMzantsi Afrika. Ukwengeza:
- Imali yasePuerto Rico yi-dollar yase-US.
- Abantu basePuerto Ricans bakhonza kwimikhosi yaseMelika.
- Esi siqithi sisebenzisa i-US Postal Service.
- Ifulegi yaseMerika ihamba ngePitoli yasePuerto Rico.