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I say we welcome them in. They have been a territory for too long.
The only reason they are not a state is that Republicans think they would lose advantage. They are all for liberty, except when it really matters.
All we need is for Ron Paul to get the lead, and we would get rid of a lot of waste.
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Originally Posted by junito86
thats not a nice thing to say man..thats a bit disrespectful and racist if you ask me or anyone who would read this..Waste?..the only reason they wanted us in the first place was for the land to hold some of the most powerful satellites in the world..and to use us as an experiments..lab rats which is ****ed up...personally if there is any waste to get rid of it would be people like you...a real american who stands for what we should be fighting for are equal rights, freedom.. doesn't include race, nationality, nor color..just humans as a whole...dont let that pride get to your head dude..your peoples were immigrants once as well..we all have that title
They don't want to be a state, but they want the benefits of being one. I don't understand why they don't just break away. What is the benefit to us for keeping it a territory, other than Americans not having to exchange currency when traveling to a resort? Let 'em go already.
LOL...you want to let them go so badly, but hell at least they have ties to the United States for well over a century. PR's are citizens and have fought in every one of our wars since becoming a commonwealth.
Meanwhile, we can't seem to find a way to get out of Korea, Germany, Japan, Afghanistan, Kuwait, etc....nations that we pump BILLIONS into every year.
How about first things first. Before we start worrying about what to do about a U.S. Territory that contains loyal and patriotic citizens, why don't we get the hell out of places that we have no business being at this point.
It's their choice, but I don't think it would be to their benefit - their standard of living is much higher than that of the surrounding islands, it stands to reason that being part of a 1st world country is a good thing.
Last I've read, PR is split nearly evenly between those who want to become a state and those who want to remain a territory. Virtually none of them want independence.
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NO. I gotta see my boricuas when I go back to nyc! I am opposed to anything that stops the flow between Nueva York and the island!
