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You may not have heard about this one. Puerto Ricans voted, not for the first time, to become a state. Time to do it.

You may not have heard about this one. Puerto Ricans voted, not for the first time, to become a state. Time to do it. | image tagged in 2020 puerto rico statehood referendum underlined,puerto rico,united states,2020 elections,usa,united states of america | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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2 ups, 4y
I’ve seen memes about statehood for Puerto Rico in the Politics stream. Needless to say, racist reactions
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just because they voted doesnt mean the us will allow it
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Indeed

Hence, why activism here in the U.S. is required to make it happen
1 up, 4y,
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exactly

if the american people what change, they will advocate for it
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Puerto Rico’s statehood referendum: You may not have heard of it, but it could be the most consequential vote of all | image tagged in puerto rico,election 2020,2020 elections,united states,united states of america,america | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
To be clear though, they are Americans already. Puerto Rico has been part of the U.S. for 120+ years, and they’re all U.S. citizens at birth and have been since 1917.

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2018/03/06/law-made-puerto-ricans-u-s-citizens-yet-not-fully-american/ideas/essay/

While it should at this point be a simple process of delivering long-overdue full representation to 3+ million Americans that Puerto Ricans voted for (not even the first time), what we can predict is a big nasty brawl over this in Congress rooted in xenophobia and partisanship.

I’ll give you one guess which of the two Parties is prepared to fight Puerto Rican statehood tooth and nail
1 up, 4y
Fact, man, facts
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