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hey, all. all this stuff with Puerto Rico and its possibly impending statehood after more than a hundred years as a territory just reminded me that, a long time ago for my ASB ATL, i decided that Puerto Rico is ratified as a state only a few years after it becomes a territory. however, i'd like to look at exactly how plausible it is that Puerto Rico becomes a state at around this time, or at least something during the earlier half of the 20th century

for context, ITTL Puerto Rico is the 52nd state with the addition of several Canadian and Mexican states (and a singular Dakota) and a closer diplomatic and social relationship with Mexico, so the Americans would probably be more eager to admit Latinos into the Union as a majority rather than a plurality in a given state. yes, yes, i know, i know, butterflies dictate that that Puerto Rico as we know it shoudn't even exist if most of Canada is part of the US, but, again, this is just to vaguely put the demographics of the US in mind: there's more Latin Americans in the country earlier on and seen on more equal footing as Europeans than IOTL
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