Pedro Pierluisi

How Does Puerto Rico's Status Vote Help D.C.'s Statehood Push?

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 02.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Is there a connection between Puerto Rico's upcoming statehood referendum and the District of Columbia's statehood movement? D.C. Sh...

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A Convenient Arrangement: Puerto Ricans and the Republican Party in 2012

Gretchen Sierra-Zorita | Posted 12.05.2011

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Gretchen Sierra-Zorita

The Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act will create tens of thousands of jobs and jumpstart the Puerto Rican economy. If Republicans can claim credit for its passage, they will be in a better position to win over Puerto Rican voters, particularly in Florida, where it really matters in 2012.

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Congress Debates Puerto Rico Statehood Or Independence

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday approved legislation that could set in motion changes in Puerto Rico's 112-year relationship with the United ...

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Puerto Rico Democracy Act

Ray Suarez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ray Suarez

To be Puerto Rican is to be misunderstood. After 93 years as American citizens, after 112 years after US forces took the island from the Spanish Empi...

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Again with the 51st State...

Eric Lurio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: DC Voting Rights, Puerto Rico Governor, Puerto Rico, Expanding the Union, Politics News, Puerto Rico Statehood, The 51st StateHR 2499, Obama, Republicans, Pedro Pierluisi, Natural Resources Committee, Luis Fortuno, Politics News
Eric Lurio

The main argument against Puerto Rican statehood is taxation. Except for DC, it has been the policy of the federal government that there be no taxation without representation, so Puerto Ricans don't pay income tax.

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Puerto Rico -- the Next Red State?

Steve Garcia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Garcia

If Puerto Rico becomes a state it would add 2 senators and 7 representatives to Congress; we can expect these members to come from the conservatives that hold office in the "state" legislature.

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Puerto Rico's Path To Statehood

Steve Garcia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Garcia

H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009, would make Puerto Rico the 51st state.

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