m********g 发帖数: 10469 | 1 波多黎各举行公投 逾6成民众选择"成美国第51州"(网页截图)
据英国《太阳报》11月8日报道,在美国大选投票日当天,位于加勒比海的波多黎各就
“是否改变以及如何改变与美国的关系”进行公投。结果显示,多数投票者赞成“加入
”美国,成为美国的第51个州。
报道称,当地时间11月6日,波多黎各进行了第四次公投。此次公投由两轮投票构
成。在第一轮中,波多黎各人就“在与美国关系上是否想改变现状”进行投票。180万
人具有投票资格,有6.5万人放弃了第一轮投票,在参加投票的人中,54%的人支持改变
关系。
随后,波多黎各人就如何作出改变进行选择,有“成为美国一州”、“扩大自治权
”和“完全独立”三个选项供投票者选择。在此轮投票中,只有130万人进行了投票,
61%的民众支持成为美国第51个州,约33%希望扩大自治权,而仅有5%的人赞成完全独立。
波多黎各邦务卿肯尼斯·麦克林托克(Kenneth McClintock)认为,经济的衰退和
人口的锐减导致了当地民众希望“加入”美国的意愿。他说:“我认为人们只是意识到
我们目前同美国的关系无法为当地带来更多的就业。”
据悉,1898年波多黎各结束了西班牙殖民统治,其土地被割让给美国,自此以后成
为美国的自治领地。虽然波多黎各的军事防御由美国负责,波多黎各人也有服兵役的义
务,但他们不能在美国总统大选中投票,在参议院没有代表,在众议院仅有几名代表,
一些波多黎各人曾抱怨称自己就像美国的“二等公民”。 | m********g 发帖数: 10469 | | l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 3 这个地方一直要求加入美国的, 美国一直没有答应而已. | o****y 发帖数: 26355 | 4 They voted 3 times in past previous 45 years.
Only this time, 60% of ppl agree to join the Union.
Now it is time for the US comgress to decide whether admit it as the 51st
state
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】 : 这个地方一直要求加入美国的, 美国一直没有答应而已.
| w******g 发帖数: 2047 | 5 Puerto Rico Statehood: 5 Reasons Why The Island Won't Become The 51st State
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/puerto-rico-state-reas
It’s a misleading impression. The referendum consisted of two questions.
First, it asked voters if they wanted to keep their current U.S.
commonwealth status. Dissatisfaction emerged victorious with 52 percent of
the vote. The referendum then asked if voters wanted to become a U.S. state,
an independent country, or a freely associated state -- a type of
independence in close alliance with the United States. Some 61 percent of
those who answered the second question chose statehood.
That 61 percent wasn’t the majority, however. Over 470,000 voters
intentionally left the second question blank, meaning that only 45 percent
of those casting ballots supported statehood. | o****y 发帖数: 26355 | 6 Then it is not passed the referendum just like the referendums before.
State
state,
【在 w******g 的大作中提到】 : Puerto Rico Statehood: 5 Reasons Why The Island Won't Become The 51st State : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/puerto-rico-state-reas : It’s a misleading impression. The referendum consisted of two questions. : First, it asked voters if they wanted to keep their current U.S. : commonwealth status. Dissatisfaction emerged victorious with 52 percent of : the vote. The referendum then asked if voters wanted to become a U.S. state, : an independent country, or a freely associated state -- a type of : independence in close alliance with the United States. Some 61 percent of : those who answered the second question chose statehood. : That 61 percent wasn’t the majority, however. Over 470,000 voters
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