The reall problems with Statehood. Read why!

[miguelito]

Originally posted by jvasquez:
mike ? for u whats wrong with paying taxes if its going to benefit Puertorico.look i agree with lots of the thing u said but the bigest problem is that people dont work out there lots of people are still living of 1 check a moth from the u.s goverment.why is that because people are use to it.

J.VASQUEZ, ITS ALOT MORE THAN WHAT U ARE SPECULATING.I HAVE NO IDEA IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO PUERTO RICO, I MEAN TRAVEL THRU THE ISLAND AND SPOKEN TO THEM.WHERE THE JOB MARKET IS NOT GREAT,NOT TO MENTION IF U LIVE IN THE PUEBLOS AND U DONT OWN A VEHICLE,,,YOU DONT GET TO LEAVE,U DONT GET TO GO ANYWHERE. ITS NOT LIKE U CAN HOP ON A BUS OR THE TRAIN.THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS THAT HAVE NOT SEEN SANJUAN EL CAPITAL IN MANY YEARS.THERE ARE CONFINED TO THEIR CATCHMENT AREA.THE POLITICIANS HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDA. IT NOT LIKE YEARS AGO WHERE THEY WORKED HARD IN LAS FINCAS. THATS GONE AND THE BOMBINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE IN VIEQUES FOR MANY YEARS HAS AFFECTED THE ENVIRONMENT,THE OCEAN WHERE THEY WOULD MAKE A LIVING FISHING AND FEED THEIR FAMILIES.THE PUERTORICAN FLAG REPRESENTS THE BLOOD THAT WAS SHED,THE PEACE THAT CAME WITH THE BLOOD SHED,THE SUPPOSEDLY BEAUTIFUL WATER THAT SURROUNDS IT,AND THE ONE STAR THAT REPRESENTS, LA ISLA DEL ENCANTO.PUERTO RICANS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES,IMPRISONED,PROTESTED;;;;WHY????SHOULD WE JUST HAND THIS ISLAND OVER TO THE U.S.
THE U.S. ALONG WITH THE POLITICIANS HAS CREATED THIS,TO DISCOURAGE MY PEOPLE AND LEAD THEM TO BELIEVE THAT BECOMING A STATE IS TO THEIR BENEFIT. I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO UR RESEARCH, OR BETTER YET GO TO THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO AND DRIVE TO THE PUEBLOS TALK TO THE PEOPLE. IF YOU COMMUTE BY CAR, THEN I GUESS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS. ADIOS;I'M NOT ATTACKING YOU,JUST GIVING YOU SOME FACTS



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[Papo_Blair]

Americans have a long way to go when it
comes to dealing with other Americans the
don't speak like they do, or can't speak
English at all. They look at them as not
American, like they don't belong in America.
When what they should do is understand the
every American wants to Speak and understand
English. When I come to the states I feel
so bad for those who try to speak English
because they are treat so bad. Many times
they have a bad time at work to. I am not
only talking about Spanish people only but
other likes Polish, Russians and etc.
You have to wait until your family is 5
Generation of American to maybe take you in.
If America was a Spanish country I believe
Puerto Rico would had become a state along
time ago. If the language the stop
our people from become a state. This again
show the Puerto Rico belong free.
We are nation and there is no way we could
take this out of our blood.