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Kevin on August 14, 2010 at 12:30 PM said: Absolutely Guam should become a state. The U.S. Territories in the pacific should unify to become a state. Residents of Guam and surrounding territories need to push for this so that they get the same voting rights and benefits that all other Americans have.

Jason in Vegas on July 17, 2010 at 03:26 PM said: Interesting, I never knew their was such a movement. I bet if sll the south pacific territories got together they could make a more persuasive argument to Congress for statehood, but then do those of you in Guam feel particularly "connected" to those in American Samoa or vice versa any more than say those in Oregon?

laine on June 24, 2010 at 03:39 PM said: indeed, the nations of the philippine sea should be united!

chuck on June 19, 2010 at 05:18 PM said: it wouldn`t be a union in the union of USA if the filipino/chamorro race,blood,history. could not unite itselves we need to be reunited first to claim a solid proposition. we are one anyways by blood by history and by culture.

Ava on June 2, 2010 at 10:38 AM said: I'm am doing a school project on this and I am having a lot of trouble explaining why it should become a state. I wish there was more information on why it should become a state.

david joplin on March 26, 2010 at 07:46 PM said: I don't understand why congress does not do anything about are other areas. They all need to be states. I would like to see it happen. Also, we need to reunite with Canada.

Peter Camacho on March 18, 2010 at 04:08 PM said: I really believe it's time for my Island where I was born and raised to become the 51st State of the American Union. Population on Guam, does not determine if Guam should be a State it is the U.S. Congress that needs to vote and agree for statehood..Our Island has been colonized by the U.S. since 1899. Yes, we where given American citizenship but we cannot vote for our President, the island has been thru so many tragedies and hardship just like how things are on the mainland that makes us equal to all the race and cultures of America. We learn the English language, we speak, we write it everyday. We are born as Americans and we will die as Americans on U.S. soil...our population will soon grow over 300,000 thousand more than any other rural U.S. cities. I hope this message will reach to the President an Congress and they can consider our Statehood status. Si yuus ma' asi, Thank you and God bless America Peter Camaho from Long Beach, California

Nick on March 12, 2010 at 09:31 AM said: All I can say is , best of luck. You'll need it. I look forward to seeing a 51st star on the flag, maybe it'll snap Puerto Rico into place and it'll finally join.

DBFS on January 23, 2010 at 08:10 PM said: I welcome Guam and other asia pacific islands to US statehood. We could all prosper by making Guam the US gateway to mainland Asia and huge trade port. I wish you all good luck and quick statehood. You are all patriots.

t155any on January 23, 2010 at 01:42 PM said: Buenas yan Hafa Adai! I am a 4th year high school student and I am doing a persuassive paper on obtaining statehood for Guam. This website had a wealth of information and was extremely helpful to me in my research. The only thing I failed to see on the website however, was an author of all the information. To use and promote any of it, I would have to make note of one or several authors. If the Guam Statehood Task Force could update and insert a primary author for the pages of information or send it to me in an email I would be very much obliged. Keep up the good work and know that your efforts to educate our island community on this subject are greatly appreciated. May God continue to bless and keep you and your family. Dangkulo na si yu'ous ma'ase! si Tiffany. tquitugua@gmail.com

antony on January 6, 2010 at 05:45 PM said: i think guam should just be just a military outpost it doesnt have the area,the population to be a respectable state of the union. on the other hand if we can join back with the marianas and the philippines to claim for statehood maybe we will be taken seriously.

bert cruz on December 28, 2009 at 03:53 PM said: I am a chamoru who used to think independence was the answer but that was a long time ago. The thought of gaining independence and immediately becoming another third world nation at the mercy of neighboring hostile countries (e.g., China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, etc.) is not at all appealing. I now believe that Guam should be a state. We’ve proven our loyalty to the United States. At heart, we are truly Americans despite the tremendous distance from the mainland. And we’re developing into a major U.S. Pacific military outpost. These two reasons alone should be enough to seek statehood. There are no set conditions to becoming a state other than the desire of the people to become a state. This may be that unique situation where we might demand statehood since there seems to be this tremendous focus on military build-up. Our geographic location presents the U.S. with the perfect point to launch operations into Asia and especially into the mid-east. Of course, Guam becomes the point of the spear. It, undoubtedly, becomes a target. But, I think, it also puts us, the people of Guam, in a strong position to demand statehood. And we should demand statehood. We will benefit more as a state. We can have more control of our destiny as a people. Or we can continue to be second rate citizens totally controlled by the Department of the Interior and national security. Something else to think about – the U.S. also has its sights on Tinian and Saipan as part of this military build-up. I strongly believe that all the islands making up the Northern Marianas should join with Guam in seeking statehood – in becoming one state. We then would be the pacific gateway to America.

Bridget Carnahan on December 11, 2009 at 09:02 PM said: I agree this site needs a few updates a way to share on facebook and a facebook group to join. I support statehood for Guam, especially if we are going to crash the island with a huge US military base.

Craig Schoonmaker on August 16, 2009 at 12:04 PM said: WHY does no email address appear by means of which interested visitors can contact the principals of this movement? This site is plainly outdated, since the plebiscite info seems to refer to the status as of 2006. You will get NOWHERE is you give people no way to contact you. A guestbook doesn't do it, because people inclined to comment do not know if anyone within the group is reading entries, especially given that the information on the site is three years old. "Statehood for Guam" should join United States International, and work closely with the Expansionist Party of the United States (http://www.ExpansionistParty.org). XP does NOT envision Guam as a state to itself but as part of a "Big Hawaii" to include all the Pacific insular territories in a state small enuf that their tiny populations would have real impact: http://www.expansionistparty.org/Pacific.html. XP also favors statehood for 3 states to be created from the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao, and the Visayas), but including Guam in any of those very populous states would deprive Guamanians of significance. Their voice would be heard, but it wouldn't amount to much. People interested in permanent and irrevocable U.S. citizenship for Guamanians, and a say in the grand themes that Congress and the President deal with every day, should pursue annexation to Hawaii. President Obama, being FROM Hawaii, should be very interested in this, and Guamanians should write directly to the President via feedback form at http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/ . Cordially, L. Craig Schoonmaker, Chairman, Expansionist Party of the United States (XPUS@aol.com).

RD on August 1, 2009 at 10:46 AM said: I am a Florida resident and like the idea of statehood for Guam. Many Americans might think that Guam is a little small for statehood but the population is much larger than the number of residents living in Idaho, Montana, Nevada or Wyoming at the time of attaining statehood. Alaska had only slightly more population when admitted to the union in 1959. The state population for Alaska was 226,167 in 1960.

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