Giiiirl that's LA! Their minimum wage is $12/hr. Guam's is <$9. And other things in comparison to LA are more expensive here (gas, fresh food, etc.). The military and colonization in general have priced locals out of their land and housing.
Guam is more Westernized in that sense. To me the problem with free ownership or no residency requirement means people with money get to decide who owns the land and it drives prices up and allows Mark Zuckerburgs to swoop in and snatch swaths of land up, develop it & charge more
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As a settler here, would you feel screwed if you couldn't own land and more natives owned land? Genuinely curious.
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That question is very ultimatum-ish. I can’t say anything to that because I was born here. I didn’t claim a place here or decide to settle here, nor did I have the conscious decision to grow up here. But if you’re asking me should I lose my home to someone just because they are..
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I see, there seems to be a lot of opposition because many Chamorros are only talking about their land and not including those who’ve lived here all their lives or just consider this home. Not taking away anything from the native people of course.
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Of course. Technically I'm a settler here as well. I can buy land here! But you can't in Saipan. I feel if in CNMI they moved to having land laws that included settlers, I'd be cool w/ it. I respect them & their families. You have to love a place if you wanna own land there.
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Also as with anything, there should be more of a list of solutions or FAQ. Too many misinformed people out there that don’t see any benefits for those outside of the bloodlines of Being Chamorro.
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Absolutely. I guess we haven't hung out enough for us to discuss, but let's do it! I'm no expert but we got Google lmao and I got friends to ask.
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