Time to cut PR loose, they get all the benefits and none of the crap that goes along with being a state. Adiós Amigos.

Here’s an AP picture of the protesters:

Supporters of Puerto Rico’s Independence burn a U.S. flag during a march demanding the release of political prisoners in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, June 14, 2011. President Barack Obama’s trip marks the first visit to Puerto Rico by a sitting U.S. President since John F. Kennedy’s 1961 visit. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)