puerto rico: I think it should and it somehow shouldn't. There should be a hetalia purerto Rico! I'm puerto rican to!!!|||I think Puerto Rico should remain a commonwealth. They should get the benefits of being a part of the US but without giving up their culture by becoming a state.|||theres lots of goods and bads oabout indeendence. the good stuff include culture, not being tied down by the US and no more colony. I find it disturbing that the US is doing to PR the same that England did to US, which is the reason US did the boston tea party. In PR its done with medications, around 90% of meds are made in puerto rico, all bought cheap by the US and sold back to puerto rico at a ridiculous price, and PR gets the good ole taxation without representation treatment. The bads are well, PR has some really aweful politicians, this administration has already seen like 2-3 corrupt senators and the gov just does whatever they want and just abuse of the people. With politicians like that running the country theres no way PR would stabilize economy. the US is like a whip for these politicians. I say it should stay the way it is for the moment until economy gets back up, then try to go independent, but thats not gonna happen sincethese politicians have brainwashed half the people into thinking PR can be a state...|||I think it should be independent, first of all because, U.S. doesn't need PR, infact it will hurt the U.S.. Also Puerto Rico will do better either as Independent or as Statehood which is both better than being a CommonWealth. Also statehood will literally kill most of Puerto Rican culture and its identity, being a commonwealth has already hurt its culture alot. As a Independent nation PR will be its own country and make its own money, and finincial decisions. so Im all for Independence, and also im tired of the U.S army in PR.|||Around 3% to 5%, probably less. According to the law in Puerto Rico, any political party that doesn't get at least 5% of the votes in general elections, have to register all over again and the so-called "Partido Independentista" (Independence Party) usually have to be registered after every election cycle.|||Actually it's about 50-50 for people wanting it to be a state and those wanting it to remain a commonwealth. Only a very Small percentage want Independence. Right now Puerto Rico enjoys all the perks of a state, one of the big ones is WELFARE. Why change when you have a good thing going.|||No, because we have so many economic links with the USA. But I am all for Hawaiian independence. Hawaii has been built up so much as a US state and British colony, and the Japanese immigrants really helped too. There is no reason an island country like Hawaii can't thrive by itself in 2011.|||Let me put it this way, the political party that represent that crowed had failed to achieve enough votes to be registered as a party in the past couple of elections. Not even high enough a number to count.|||How many puerto rican people think that puerto rico should be independent? 2% or maybe a little more.|||Either go independent... or apply for statehood. Remaining as a US territory is kinda like political limbo.|||this is the question of the decades now...I think Puerto Rico should stay put, they are happy. Economy is stable and its all good.|||I think Puerto Rico should stay the way it is !