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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 1348" data-source="post: 74765">The question of Puerto Rican statehood has been around for at least 50 years. There are advantages for Puerto Rico not to want statehood. And although they are technically required to pay federal taxes, most do not but get an American passport. They run their own island. DC statehood is purely a play for the Dems to pick up electoral votes. That's it. I'm not knocking but that's the reason they want statehood. Its two more electoral votes in the bag. Had DC been a state, Gore would have won in 2000. If Puerto Rico becomes a state, it would likely be 2 more electoral votes for Dems....for now. Of all the latino groups, Puerto Ricans identify with blacks the most. Meaning they have the strongest social connection. I am NOT saying they are an ally but generally speaking, no other latino group has traditional ties (Harlem, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Hunting Park, north Philly, Newark, NJ).</blockquote>