Whereas the majority of states of the Union had achieved the highest level of development, the territory of Puerto Rico was condemned to a low level of development and even to poverty, and the inhabitants of Puerto Rico had become second-class citizens.
于是美国大部分州获得了最大程度的发展，而波多黎各的发展很少，甚至变得非常贫困，而波多黎各人民也被沦为二等公民。