Not funny at all. They were hard working people who fled Fascism and poverty. Many of the people in their towns were killed by the Nazi's and the Blackshirts of Mussolini.
Get a grip. They came thru Ellis Island with all the proper documentation. They worked in the steel mills and worked for a...
I have no problem with Greenlanders voting to be independent, apply for statehood or citizenship. My original point was becoming a U.S. territory is not a panacea for prosperity.
My parents and grandparents thank you for letting us become citizens.
A large part of it is due to political corruption, with underlying kickbacks and payoffs . Most of which involved investors who were off-island. Debt skyrocketed in the 70's when the government used bond investment money to balance its budget ( I am not a finance guru, but apparently not a solid...
Just pointing out that being a U.S. territory is not a ticket to prosperity. And the pro-statehood candidate won the PR election again this year, although the incumbent was defeated in the primary . And you are right, political corruption has stifled progress here in PR for decades. The...
Maybe Greenland should check in with Puerto Rico about the incredible benefits of U.S colonization ? It is essentially paradise now under U.S. oversight.
So, having a Hispanic accent indicates they are illegal immigrants ? My son-in-law has a Hispanic accent. He was born in Puerto Rico, which obviously makes him a U.S citizen. It didn't seem to hinder him from getting an engineering degree from MIT and creating a start-up company that is now...