There have been many votes on PR statehood, and the people of PR have always voted to remain a territory. I don't know enough about this to form a strong opinio

There have been many votes on PR statehood, and the people of PR have always voted to remain a territory. I don't know enough about this to form a strong opinion, so I'd be interested to hear from PR residents as to why statehood has been a hard sell historically. I've always assumed it was a reaction against additional taxation but I don't know. Morally, I don't think it matters in this case- whether it's a state or a territory or a sovereign government, the US (along with everyone else in a position to help) should be helping Puerto Rico as much as possible. It's just something I've never understood, and sadly it might be a factor in the current tragedy.