St u.s: Association Independence and Puerto Rico

st u.s: Voter turnout was just 23 per cent, leading opponents to question the validity of a vote that several political parties had urged their supporters to boycott, according to CTV. And the U.S. Congress has final say in any changes to Puerto Rico's political status. Nearly half a million votes were cast for statehood, about 7,600 for free association/independence and nearly 6,700 for the current territorial status, according to preliminary results. But that didn't stop Gov. He said he would create a commission to ensure that Congress validate the referendum's results. Ricardo Rossello from vowing to push ahead with his administration's quest to make the island the 51st U.S. state and declaring that Puerto Rico voted for statehood. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.