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I think Puerto Rico should become a state because it could give them more of a say in our government and 61% of people there want it. I learned that they don't have to pay federal taxes.

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I think Puerto Rico should become a state because we can help there economy out of debt

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I think the Puerto Rico should become a state. The reason for that is that 62% of Puerto Rico want to became a state.

I learned that many people in Puerto Rico want to became a state

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I believe that Puerto Rico should become a state in the United States because we could help them get more jobs and I learn that Puerto Rico is in debt and that they do not have to pay any federal taxes.

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I think Puerto Rico would benefit from becoming a state because they will have more job opportunities and it will help them get out of debt and poverty. I learned that Puerto Rico had their own government and didn't have to pay federal taxes.

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Puerto Rican people should become a state because it would help them with their tax's and they would be able to vote

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I say they should become a state because we already fund them a lot of money and we could help them get out of debt.
The U.S funds them millions of dollars.

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i think that they should have independance because we need to stop trying to take over other places, and i learned that they are in debt

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If Puerto Rico where to become a state, it would create a whole bunch of new opportunities for them. One major one is the jobs and that can help them get out of debt.

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I think Puerto Rico should become a state because they will have more jobs and it will help them with debt.
I Iearned that Puerto Rico is in debt.

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Puerto Rico should become a state because it will help decrease their debt and give more people job opportunities.

I learned that even though Puerto Rico is US territory, if you live on the island you don't pay federal taxes.

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I think puerto rico should become a state because of all the debt they are in the thriving U.S economy could really help them. I learned that puerto rico is in debt.

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I think that Puerto Rico should become a state because we would be helping them get out of debt and they're already getting funds from the US and there close to becoming a state.

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I think that Puerto Rico wants to become a state. If they were to become a state it would help them get out debt and poverty. It would also help people get jobs, tons of people are unemployed. I learned that they have their own government.

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I believe Puerto Rico should not become a state. We haven't added a state in the U.S since 1950. Why add one now. Just because they are in debt doesn't mean we should add them. Lots of other countries are in debt, how come we don't add them.

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I think Puerto Ricans want to become a state because it would help lift them out of poverty. I think Puerto Rico has to get out of their debt if they want to become a state. I learned that Puerto Rico was in extreme debt.

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I think Puerto Rico should not become a U.S state because it would not benefit us in any way. The only thing that would change is they would have more U.S rights but we would have to pay for their broken country.

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I would say yes to adding Puerto Rico as the 51 st state. If we are already chipping in 20 billion dollars a year to support them they might as well become a state. I learned they even have a representative in the government so they are pretty close to becoming a state as it is so why not make it official.

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I believe that they should become a state. They would gain more rights connected to the U.S. and more support. We may also gain industry from them and there would not be an import tax because they would be in the U.S. common market.

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I think it is a good idea to make them a state. They are suffering from poverty. I feel if they DID become a state it would affect them in a positive way.

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I think that Puerto Rico wants to become a state because in the the video it said that most Puerto Ricans want to become a state. I think it would be good for them to become a state because they don't have enough food and they could have a say in our government.

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I think it would be good for them to become a state because they would have their say in government but they would have to pay taxes to the U.S. they wouldn't get the pay they do today, and since they are in poverty the taxes and cut of pay would hurt them greatly.

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I think Puerto Rico should become a state, especially if over half of the population agrees with it. It would give them more of a say in the government. One fact is that there is a high unemployment rate in Puerto Rico and many people suffer from poverty.

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I think that Puerto Rico should become a state with the USA. They don't have enough food to feed their country so a lot of them are on food stamps. But on the other hand the USA shouldn't take on this much debt from them. This would put our debt even lower and we would have to somehow support them and us. The USA is also sruggling with unenployment and adding them would make that higher. Therefore, we should not take them under our finacal rule.
I didn't know that they have US citzenship and they couldn't vote.

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I think that it would be great for them to be a state because It would help them connect to the government in a more fair way and be able to vote. It would also help them come out of poverty

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In the video 61% of the people asked if they'd prefer statehood agreed. I think that if the majority of puerto ricans want to be a state and if the U.S. supports their statehood that'd be great. I didn't know that they had such a high unemployment rate.

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I think Puerto Rico should become the fifty first star on our flag. A lot of people live in poverty on the island, and many use food stamps. Puerto Rico needs the money, and it would get them more seats in the government than they have without being a state.

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Yes, they should become a state, however not right now. I think if the people want to become a state they can and they're part of the country itself. The reason i say not right now is because we have to many conflicts and problems we are already dealing with. 1 FACT: There 7.3 billion dollars in debt and 1/3 of there people depend of food stamps./

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I think that Puerto Rico should become a state because they use food stamps so if they were to become a state it would help them rise up from poverty.

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I think that Puerto Rico should become a state because it will help out the U.S for money

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Puerto Rico wants to become a state. They are in debt but the think it would help them get out of debt. I think if would be fine if Puerto Rico became the 51st state. I did not know that they we under of jurisdiction since the Spanish American War.

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Puerto Rico is a part of the U.S already, but they are in deep debt as it is so paying taxes would just dig them into a deeper hole. Maybe it could be possible in the future when they have money and their unemployment percent decreases.

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If Puerto Rico became a state it would put a lot of financial baggage on the U.S. Also Puerto Rico would then have to pay taxes on top of being so in debt already. But if Puerto Rico wants to be a state they should be allowed to, and the financial problems could be handled by the U.S. Puerto Rico favors statehood for the first time with a vote of 61%

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Puerto Rico should be a state because they are a part of the United States and should be treated as a state. They are just as important as any other state and should be paying federal taxes and have a say in the presidential election.

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Most Puerto Rican people have said they wish to become a state which I also believe would be good too because it would benefit there economy and would make them able to vote

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I believe Puerto Rico should be a state because it's in the United States. A fact about Puerto Rico is a nice place to stay out of the cold wintery weather.

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I think Puerto Rico should become a state because the U.S. would receive more income taxes, Puerto Rico wants statehood, and it would help them get out of poverty. They are 73 billion dollars in debt and they have double the unemployment rate than the US has.

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Puerto Rico should become a state. The people that stay on the island can't vote and don't pay taxes. There is more power in the U.S gov. They have 2 seats for the senate and 5 seats for the house of representatives. If it were a state the U.S would start collecting federal income and corporate taxes.

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Puerto ricans can become a state

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Puerto Rico should become a state. If they have to abide by similar laws as American States, than it should be given the rights to become a state. It has wanted to become a state anyways. In addition, in would be financially beneficial for both America and Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Ricans want to become a state. I don't think they should become a state because they have an unemployment rate of 11.6. We help them out a lot and they have a delegate.

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Puerto Rico should become a state, it would help the US out and they are already getting funds. I didn't know Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship and could serve in the US military.

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61% of the people surveyed  said the preferred the idea of statehood, So I would say that they want to become a state.
Puerto Rico had about twice the unemployment rate of the U.S.

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I think Puerto Rico wants to become a state. And i didnt know they had such high unemployment rates.

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I think that the Puerto Ricans want Puerto Rico to become a state. I would like to see Puerto Rico become the 51st state. It is beneficial for money and it would be a nice addition to the US. I didn't know that more than 1/3 of Puerto Ricans are going off food stamps.

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I think that Puerto Rico should become a state because it could help us with how much money we could have received and not to mention, help Puerto Rico. I did not know that Puerto Rico had such a high unemployment rate .

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Our government can get more money and it should become a state because it could help it and the U.S

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The government could have received nine million dollars in income taxes if Puerto Rico had been a state in 2009. Puerto Rico should be a state because it will bring benefits to the U.S. like nine million dollars in income taxes among other things.