I personally respect everyones opinion on this matter, but let's not fool ourselfs, who are we kidding ?, these two groups been at each other's throat since I can remember, whether this conflict comes directly from PR or wherever, history books may be irrelavant in this case, for some mysterious reason, these groups rub each other the wrong way since they first met, we may be acting like we get along fine now, but dont turn your back to either one just yet, resentment on all levels still flows between these factions. Could it be that Dominicans in general dont give a rats ass about Puerto Ricans, lets face it, if Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, The Virgin Islands, etc. were a Commonwealth of the US, do you really believe this would be an issue or that they care much about visiting or migrating to PR ?? In the Dominican Community this is an issue of pure Economics, not Patriotism. Even when you look at this issue from the States point of view (Meaning the US) the issue is Money, Dominicans feel that PR doesn't take full advantage of the so called "American Pie" while he has the chance by being a US Citizen, in turn, Dominicans are completely the opposite, they tends to be very business oriented by nature even in DR, you can see this trend in the states, but political corruption in their country prevents them from excersicing that option, therefore, are force to migrate like other Europeans migrated to "America" in search of a better life for their families. The other side of the coin is that, in general, Dominicans feel they better off being a sovereign nation than a puppet of the US, Puerto Ricans have been dealing with this particular problem since the US decided to adopt them in 1952, for Dominicans, is all about the Dollar Bill not Puerto Ricans themselves. I'm Domiinican American born in the states myself, but dont get it twisted, in this day in age, if Bush wakes up one day and orders a War with either one of these idiot countries, i'll be the first one in the front lines putting a bullet in their ass. That's how politics works. In Conclusion, both parties should get a life instead, educate and learn about yourselfs and each other more, Is the only way to peace and understanding.