The idea is a long shot but campaigners assert that the countries were closely integrated until the US separated them against their will
As Puerto Rico grapples with crippling debt and double-digit unemployment, a far-fetched idea to tackle the US territory’s economic woes may be gaining modest traction – one that would see Puerto Rico break off from the United States to re-join Spain.
“By returning to Spain, we’ll have autonomy,” said José Nieves Seise, who in 2013 founded the group
Reunification of Puerto Rico with Spain. “With autonomy Puerto Rico could have sufficient powers to boost the economy and attract foreign investment.”
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