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submitted 2 months ago by homesweethomeMrL to c/progressivepolitics

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

My understanding is that many Puerto Ricans don't even want statehood.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

About 50-60% want statehood, it’s the majority opinion, but a lot of people like not having income taxes

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They just want independence iirc

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

That’s actually a pretty fringe belief on Puerto Rico