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Puerto Rico Statehood
Puerto Rico Statehood
Composition 2 (11 am)
Decmeber-02-2010

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Topic: Puerto Rico Statehood
Purpose: To encourage the US and Puerto Rican government to for more interest for Puerto Rico statehood.
Thesis: As an American I feel our government needs to make more progress, and give more encouragement to Puerto Rico to become a state though education, and social learning.
Introduction:
Body:
I Economics: A: Underemployment B: Taxes Incentives C: Effects on the economy
II Political: A: US citizenship. B: National security. C: They will have more of voice.
III Education and Social: A: More education for Puerto Rico B: Cultural effects C: language.
Conclusion:

Puerto Rico Statehood
The US territory Puerto Rico has been a territory of the United States for over 108 years; that’s longer than any state or territory in American history for waiting for statehood. Puerto Rico has been big part of our history ever since the start of our great nation. For 108 years they have enjoyed and contributed to the projection of the United States and financial support of their island, but instead we exploit them with low wage labor, tax benefits to big corporations, and no education support to them. Puerto Rico has always been patriotic for the United States and as nation, to not make them a state can be classified as economic terrorism/ exploitation. Today there is big debate in Puerto Rico, should they become a state or stay as territory, or even become an independent nation? In a poll in 1998 47% of Puerto Ricans were in favor for statehood, and 50% were favor for continuing US territory status, the remaining 3% were in favor for independence (Schaefer, 2010). If we make Puerto Rico state our country will have a greater economic benefit and growth as a nation. Not only will Puerto Rico see economic growth they will be more educated, have more skilled labor work force, and our country will not have to be spending $22 billion on the territory each


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