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Should Puerto Rico Become the 51st State?
Manage episode 407885617 series 2312968
Mike talks with George Laws Garcia, a former acting director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration and Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Statehood Council.
Topics Mike and George Cover Include:
- how Puerto Ricans aresecond-class US citizens
- Puerto Rico and federal income taxes
- independence as opposed to statehood
- how Puerto Ricans feel about statehood
- US domestic political considerations
- what making Puerto Rico a state might cost
- short and medium-term prospects for statehood
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860 episodes
Manage episode 407885617 series 2312968
Mike talks with George Laws Garcia, a former acting director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration and Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Statehood Council.
Topics Mike and George Cover Include:
- how Puerto Ricans aresecond-class US citizens
- Puerto Rico and federal income taxes
- independence as opposed to statehood
- how Puerto Ricans feel about statehood
- US domestic political considerations
- what making Puerto Rico a state might cost
- short and medium-term prospects for statehood
Follow George on X, and check out Puerto Rico 51st
The Politics Guys on Facebook | X
Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo we’re @PoliticsGuys.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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