Why isn't Puerto Rico a state yet?

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Thursday January 16, 2014 · 5:24 PM PST

2014/01/16 · 17:24

The status of Puerto Rico has been bugging me lately. It is home to around 3 million US citizens who don't have a voice in our country. When is this going to change?

Why isn't Puerto Rico a state yet? Shouldn't we try to advocate for their enfranchisement? Every single person there is a US citizen except they can't vote unless they move to the mainland. This should end.

Every year I hear about a Puerto Rico becoming a state and every year it just fizzles out. What is the hold up? Who is addressing this and where? It just seems like such a no brainer!

3 million US citizens who don't have a say in their own country. We need to have this changed ASAP. Their enfranchisement should be a priority in todays political discourse.

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