You know, comjng from Saipan which has a law that only people of NMI descent can own land, seeing that many of the homeless population on Guam were actually local, it broke my heart. It still breaks my heart. You compare this to LA but I compare it to CNMI.
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Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @universexpander
Not saying anything wrong with the idea, but wouldn’t a lot of the people who literally grew up here in Guam who are Filipino with no Chamorro roots be screwed? Or is that something that would be taken into consideration with “decolonization”?
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Replying to @djjpogi @universexpander
Well the thing is, if you decolonize, then you get to decide who gets access to things like land ownership. I would assume that having the person have residency on Guam for a certain number of years would include settlers like the ones who grew up on Guam and have Guam roots.
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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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Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @universexpander
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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Replying to @djjpogi @universexpander
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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But on Guam, if you want to be a part of the discussion, all you gotta do is insert yourself. Give yourself that representation you need. That's all we want at heart, right? These questions are important to ask.pic.twitter.com/hNsOoKG5Rn
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Imo I want my friends, indigenous and settlers, to own land. I am not ok with corporations, or non-residents owning land. Set a residency requirement. It could help keeping prices down, it could not, but this system on Guam isn't it.
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This is a long read, but a good one if you care to take a look. Sources are at the end. https://www.guampedia.com/land-ownership-on-guam/ …
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