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A negative of Puerto Rico becoming the 51st state because they have a lot of dept and if the come a the 51st state we will have to pay it off. A positive is that it will bring Puerto Rico out of poverty.

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It should not become a state because because we would have to take all there debt they are 73 billion dollars in debt.

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positive: we could help them recover from the storm that hit them and give them supplies.

Negative: we would have to pay for better EDU and repairs.

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Pro: there will be better education for Puerto Ricans
Con: Puerto Rico has a lot of deubt from the U.S.

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positive - Better education, and more representatives.
negative - debt, hurricanes.

Puerto rico should become a state, this is because of how the puerto ricans would be able to vote. And the infrastructure will improve.

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Positive: Puerto Rico pays Federal taxes and more money for the government

Negative: We would have to pay off their debt.

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I think that Puerto Rico should be the 51st state because one positive thing is people in Puerto Rico can be in the U.S. military which is good and one negative thing is they cant vote for the president and if they were a state they could vote.

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positive: they would have more power in the government (specifically gaining 2 seats in the senate and 5 seats in the representative)
negative: the US would have to pay for their debt from the hurricane

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positive: there would be a better education in Puerto Rico.
negative: the US would get little to no money out of it

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One positive reason is that we will Have one more state for voting and we they will get a good education and a negative is that we will have to inherit their debt.

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positive: more money goes to the us government
con if they become a 51 state we would have to

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Pro: They can vote and have more people in the government or representatives
Con: If they become a state then that means they we have to pay for the debt and help a lot on the hurricane

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One positive reason Puerto Rico should join the US states is that we would have a inreased amount of income tax to pay teachers. But a negative reson is we would have to pay off their debt.

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i think that Puerto Rico should be a state because there would be more seats in the house ans senate

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Puerto Rico Shouldn't become the 51st state because we would lose a lot more, than we would be gaining.

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One positive reason why Puerto Rico should become an independent state is because they would have more seats in the government. One negative reason why Puerto Rico should not become the 51st state is because america would have to pay off all their debt.

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A positive result of Puerto Rico becoming a USA state would be the increased amount of income tax that the USA would receive. A negative would be the amount of debt that comes with it. Puerto Rico is still recovering from the hurricane and needs a lot of money and support to get back up on its feet.

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Positive - They would earn voting rights, better education, and better healthcare.
Negative - The U.S. would earn all their debt and would also have repair the damage from the hurricane. Puerto Rico also has a high unemployment rate.

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A positive of Puerto Rico becoming a state would be that Puerto Rico would have more rights, like voting in the presidential election, and getting for money for education. Puerto Ricans would probably also be able to find more work. And America could make a lot more tourism money. A negetive of Puerto Rico's statehood could be that USA would have to spend a lot of money building things and helping the people.

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I think that Puerto Rico should not become a state because of that if america made it a state then we would be in debt. but at the same time it would be beneficial because they would have schools and fresh water.

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Positive: The people would have voting rights
Negitive: Debt

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Positive: They could be able to vote
Negative: We would have to pay debt

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One positive i think we will get out of them becoming a state is that we would have more people to vote and they would have better education And I think a Negative is that we have to pay of all there debt

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Positive It could help Puerto Rico recover from the hurricane

Negative America would

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Positive: More money goes to the US government
Negative: We inherit Puerto Rico's debt

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It would be positive because the citizens of Puerto Rico would get the rights they deserve, like voting on presidential elections.
It would be negative because the U.S. would inherit all of Puerto Rico's dept, something that the U.S. might not be able to pay off.

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No, because most of the people i Puerto Rico don't want to become a state.
Pro- It will help them economically
Con-  It will hurt U.S. economy

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I think that Puerto Rico should become the 51st states because Puerto Ricans would be given the rights that they need to run a state, such as a full government and more representation in the congress. This would help Puerto Rico to decide its own future. A con to this would be that the U.S. would inherit all of Puerto Rico's debt, on top of our own debt.

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Positive- The riots in Puerto Rico would be stopped and poverty would decrease.
Negative- Billions of dollars would have to be spent building new structures and they would inevitably be destroyed by one of the many hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico.

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Pro: More potential economic gains if it became a state
Con: People think that Puerto Ricos struggling economy and growing poverty would be hard for the United States government to take on

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puerto rico no deberia ser un estado ya que no tienen derecho

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but if they did become the 51st state we would get all their debt
Puerto Ricans would get the right they deserve like voting for president

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Yes because it would mean that we would have more views on the election.
Pro:We will have more income
Con:there will be much more debt added to America's already large debt.

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One good thing about Puerto Rico becoming a U.S state would be that they would get a say in what is happening to the island.
One bad thing is that Puerto Rico has a lot of debt, and if the became a state the U.S will inherit it.

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pro=that the federal taxes puerto rico pays for makes more money for the U.S government
con= Most people in the puerto having a struggle with their economy

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Pro: Puerto Ricans could serve in the millitary easier (Safer Country) And they would have a representation in Congress.
Con: We would be in posession of their Debt.

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I think puerto Rico should become a U.S state because they would help pay taxses. but a con is that they are in a lot of debt and that would become ours

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i think they shouldn't become the 51st state because the us would then have to dump a bunch of money into Puerto Rico to fix all the problems going on. i think they should become a 51st state because they are in an economical crisis and america would be able to help

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Positive- They could join the U.S Military

Negative- They would have a great debt of billions of dollars.
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Positive: America would help Puerto Rico to become a better country and It would not be in debt

Negative: America would lose a lot of money because helping Puerto Rico would cost a lot because it is in a huge debt

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Yes it should because the US will inherit more income tax off of everyone living in the US.
No- because the poverty rates will go up, the crime rate will go up, and last of all the employment rate will go up.

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Pros= Puerto Rican's get all the rights of a US citizen, get help from congress, and more support from the government.
cons= major con, we get all of that debt. also, many Puerto Rican's want to stay a territory. they also have a really high unemployment rate.

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Positive: The people would have voting rights
Negative: We would have to pay off their debt

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positive - we get more money from taxes & they can serve in the military

negative - They are 73 billion dollars in debt

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No, because if they become a state we will get all of their debt
A pro is they have billions of dollars in income fees

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It would be positive because the Puerto Ricans would be given the rights they deserve.

It would be negative because the USA would assume their debt, though we have way more debt then they do.

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Pro= Puerto ricans can serve in the military
Con= Helping them comes out of our pockets

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Positive: Taxes would go to the federal government or the USA
Negative: It would be a large project to take on puerto rico's debt.

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No, 73 billion dollars in debt,
no, we will inherrit the debt on top of our own debt
there would be more people to serve in the army
they would get the rights they deserve,
hurricane maria
they pay medicare and social security

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Positive: If we adopt Puerto Rico into statehood, Puerto Rico would have to pay federal taxes meaning that the U.S would have more money they could put into the state.
Negative: We the U.S would have to inherit Puerto Rico's massive debt since its massive drop in economy.

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Negative-73 billion dollars in debt

Postive-We would get more money from there taxes

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They are 73 billion dollars in debt

They pay the social security and medicare taxes

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One negative is that Puerto Rico is in billions of dollars of debt and if they were to become a U.S state, the U.S would be responsible for this.

One positive is that if Puerto Rico was to become a U.S state, they would get the right to vote and would have more say in the government.

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positive- they would be able to have more representation in congress and there are more jobs here that they can have
negative- they are really deep in debt that we would then have to inherit.

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Pro: They would need to pay tax and that would give the U.S. more money.
Con:Puerto Rico is in Debt and we would be taking on that debt.

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Positive: It would give us the opportunity to collect taxes from Puerto Rico
Negative: It would mean that we would inherit Puerto Rico's debt.

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Positive: Puerto Rico can serve in the U.S. military.

Negative: They have a lot of debt. 73 billion dollars.

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One positive is that more people could start to live in Puerto Rico.
One negetive is that they would have to pay off their debt.

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Pro: If Puerto Rico were to become the 51st state of America, there wouldn't be such a lack of jobs for Puerto Ricans.

Con: If Puerto Rico were to become the 51st state then America would spend so money on Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico has a lot of debt and the USA would have to pay that

The people there would get more rights and be able to vote on more topics

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debt
pro we would get tax money

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They are in 73 billion dollars in debt
They have 23 billion dollars in income fees.

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No
Negative: 73 billion dollars in debt
Positive: We could end up getting more money from them because of taxes

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They are in 73 billion dollars in debt
They have 23 billion dollars in income fees.
 
Grant
Grant
NO. Because they have a lot of debt and issues and that outweighs the income we could make.
Brooke T
Brooke T
One positive is that Puerto Rico severed in the U.S milatary 

One Negative is that they have 73 billion dollars in debt
Molly
Molly
No, because they have a huge debt and not that many voters came to vote for Puerto Rico to become the 51st state
A positive is that they have U.S. citizenship and came vote for their own governor and they can serve in the military.
Ryan D
Ryan D

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One positive is that Puerto Rico severed in the U.S milatary

One Negative is that they have 73 billion dollars in debt

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No, because they have a huge debt and not that many voters came to vote for Puerto Rico to become the 51st state
A positive is that they have U.S. citizenship and came vote for their own governor and they can serve in the military.

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One positive is that they would have more representatives and power in congress. One negative is that they would have to pay a 73 billion dollar debt

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Puerto Rico should not become a state because they have a massive amount of debt that the US doesn't want to deal with, and it should become a state because we would have more people to enlist in the military

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one  positive is that More Americans call Puerto Rico home then 21 states although thry are 73 billion dollars in debt

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Neg: They are 72 billion dollars in debt, a debt that if they became a state we would have to pay
Pos: We could collect taxes from Puerto Rico's people

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One positive is that Puerto Rico would get more rights. The negative is that they are in debt. NO.

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Negative, because Puerto Rico owes a lot of money/ they are in a lot of debt
posotive, we could be getting more money from their taxes

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no, because they have billions of dollars in deat
but yes, because they get billions of dollars every year

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One Negative: Puerto Ricans are growing in dept which is too much for the US government to take on

One Positive: They have U.S citizenship and will be able to vote.

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No I don't think puerto Rico should become the 51st state they are in billion dollars worth of debt and that wouldn't be good for country to take on the debt One positive is that the puerto ricans already have citizen ship bu the change would be that they get to vote.

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A negative is that they are in a lot of debt, and if they became a state, we would have to pay it out. A positive is that they serve in the military.

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Negative-because Puerto Rico is in a lot of dept. Positive- Puerto Rico served in the military.

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NO. Because they have a lot of debt and issues and that outweighs the income we could make.

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positive: The people of Puerto Rico, who are US citizens, will get to vote.

negative: Puerto Rico is 73 billion dollars in dept.

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One negative of Puerto Rico becoming our 51 state is that they have 72 million dollars in debt. One positive is that Puerto Rico people are possible to get picked into the draft and some are already American citizens

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they are in a lot of debt

they would be able to vote

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One negative is that Puerto Rico has to pay off a lot of debt
One positive is that Puerto Rico can serve in the US military