The island of Puerto Rico just got tore up due to a hurricane. Adding to the tradgy that this event caused human life, also The island is more in financial perril. The island was on the hook to pay around $123 billion dollars and some people have got the idea that if the island stops being a territory of the u.s. and becomes an actual state, they think the debt problem will go away.
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/341200-the-solution-to-puerto-ricos-debt-crisis-isnt-statehood-its
The point that I am getting at is that 'what happens when you take a cash straped island that incorrectly thinks that statehood means debt relief, and then you add to it a tradgy that will cost more money?'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/puerto-rico-virgin-islands-brace-hurricane-maria-100652998.html