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Surging Puerto Rican population is remaking the country's biggest swing state
The Daily Press ^
| March 9, 2016
| Kate Linthicum
Posted on 03/09/2016 3:22:33 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: Gaffer
That's only true for people who have multiple residences, or are temporary residents due to employment while having a permanent residency in another state.
BTW, we are not talking about people who are just getting here from Puerto Rico. We are talking about people who have been coming here over the years who now make quite a considerable large number.
To: Robert DeLong
‘Coming here’ does not “residence” make in the sense of qualifying as a legal resident for voting or paying their fare share of local, state and federal taxes.
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posted on
03/09/2016 6:37:44 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: manc
Why don’t we now let P.R go it alone and why do we keep it a territory anyway? Um... Puerto Rico has NOT been a territory since 1952. Since that time it has been a commonwealth.
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posted on
03/09/2016 7:49:48 AM PST
by
PJ-Comix
(DUmmie Skinner: Bought & Paid For By Hillary)
To: Gaffer
I was using the phrase coming here, but I meant it as relocating here from the island. Poor choice I guess. Sometimes you assume people are reading in the same way as intended. Sorry for my poor choice of words.
They have been moving here from the island for years.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
So who do these folks vote for?
Are they Clintonistas?
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posted on
03/09/2016 2:34:11 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(RIP Scalia. Godspeed)
To: manc
Why don’t we now let P.R go it alone and why do we keep it a territory anyway? Good question. However, there are reasons to keep it. First, if the U.S. cuts P.R. loose, Communist agents from Cuba and/or Venezuela will make damn sure P.R. falls to a communist dictator. I don't think having a mini-Cuba in the Carribbean is something Americans really want.
Secondly, strategically, it's a good place to have under U.S. control for military reasons, even though Vieques was closed. Still, the U.S. controls the territory.
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posted on
03/10/2016 8:56:01 AM PST
by
paltz
To: ABN 505
Keep in mind the only group inside and outside P.R. that wants to see Puerto Rico go Independent are the
communists. It's easy pickings for the marxist dictators once the U.S. cuts them loose.
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posted on
03/10/2016 9:01:45 AM PST
by
paltz
To: Nailbiter
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Is Puerto Rico one of the stealth states that 0 spoke about in 2008 --
Probably. See too Guam, Virgin Islands, Northern Marianas, Panama Canal zone.
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posted on
03/10/2016 9:05:28 AM PST
by
Cboldt
To: PJ-Comix
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Puerto Rico has NOT been a territory since 1952. Since that time it has been a commonwealth. --
So Massachusetts isn't a state? Massachusets is a commonwealth too!
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posted on
03/10/2016 9:10:14 AM PST
by
Cboldt
To: Cboldt
Panama Canal Zone was give away by jimmy.
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posted on
03/10/2016 9:15:10 AM PST
by
ThomasThomas
(Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.)
To: paltz
OK Thanks.
I wish the elected officials would spell it out to Americans why we keep it as well.
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posted on
03/10/2016 9:28:03 AM PST
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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