U.S. Territorial Acquisitions in the Americas & Pacific if the Central Powers Win WWI?

I kinda feel Bermuda would have a bigger stance being I can see it turning into a playground of those who can afford it in the fifties if not earlier be relative close to the mainland. plus there population is going be more white then the others which plays into a bit in the dark ages of american civil rights.

as for the VI's population wise interestingly looks like adding the British VI would be not that big of a population gain.

I still feel its a shame that PR is not a state being they would be the 29th most populated state

Eh, maybe. If anything, it'd be Martha's Vineyard 2.0. In the end, its legal status would be the same, and as its position is important, it'd be the site of US military installations as well.

And no, it wouldn't, even if you reverse the flatlined population growth of the Virgin Islands for the last twenty years.

Puerto Rico has had multiple opportunities to vote for statehood; they have never chosen that as their option. The status quo and semi-autonomy they have now (with a reduced tax burden) suits the island better. And, as they ceased any assimilation policies decades ago, the territory is not nearly as ready for integration as it could have been.

It certainly doesn't help that such a small percentage of island inhabitants even think of themselves as Americans, either.
 
Eh, maybe. If anything, it'd be Martha's Vineyard 2.0. In the end, its legal status would be the same, and as its position is important, it'd be the site of US military installations as well.

And no, it wouldn't, even if you reverse the flatlined population growth of the Virgin Islands for the last twenty years.

Puerto Rico has had multiple opportunities to vote for statehood; they have never chosen that as their option. The status quo and semi-autonomy they have now (with a reduced tax burden) suits the island better. And, as they ceased any assimilation policies decades ago, the territory is not nearly as ready for integration as it could have been.

It certainly doesn't help that such a small percentage of island inhabitants even think of themselves as Americans, either.


all interesting.

That last part i find odd since I live in Ct where there is a vary large puerto rican population and most of them have majority of there familys still on the island and they support state hood . The ones who dont tend to own property on the island that they plan to retire to.
 
all interesting.

That last part i find odd since I live in Ct where there is a vary large puerto rican population and most of them have majority of there familys still on the island and they support state hood . The ones who dont tend to own property on the island that they plan to retire to.

They're having another vote later this year on the issue. The previous vote had a muddied opinion, as there was no majority from all choices, but about a quarter of those ballots were left blank. The vote this summer is up on down about statehood or independence.

Part of the problem is Puerto Rico's declining population, which began about ten years ago. If people want to be part of the United States, many (not all) can simply move to the US and participate from there. I think (not sure) but Puerto Rican demographics are aging very quickly due to the youth flight from the island.
 
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