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Hortensis

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2. The decision is not just, or even mostly, his. Btw, 54% of us don't know PRans are citizens,

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 08:13 AM

Sep 2017

and that's going to be a huge factor in how what actions the Republican congress legislates and funds.

Vox:

According to a new Morning Consult poll published in the New York Times, only 54 percent of Americans know that Puerto Ricans are US citizens. The poll found 81 percent of those who knew Puerto Ricans were citizens supported sending to aid to the island. Just 44 percent of those who didn’t know said the same.

We all need to be dropping "American citizens" into conversations whenever PR comes up.

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Is trump thinking we may not rebuild Puerto Rico? [View all] spanone Sep 2017 OP

That's how I read it. He wants to just write them off? They're not worth it? PearliePoo2 Sep 2017 #1

he's insane. no other way to describe him. spanone Sep 2017 #3

The decision is not just, or even mostly, his. Btw, 54% of us don't know PRans are citizens, Hortensis Sep 2017 #2

46% Dont know, 54% Do know unc70 Sep 2017 #4

Whoops, thanks. Same point, though. We can help by wising up those who don't know. Hortensis Sep 2017 #6

horrible stats bdamomma Sep 2017 #5

Sure, but everyone knows that now. It's the "fellow citizens" thing. Hortensis Sep 2017 #8

The island will be be very green next spring... kentuck Sep 2017 #7

Just like a slumlord who ignored the buildings until they were condemned loyalsister Sep 2017 #20

Climate change is real bdamomma Sep 2017 #9

Could we have a possible exboyfil Sep 2017 #10

As my Trump supporting neighbor says ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #11

Oh, maybe like Hawaiians are on some island somewhere? Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #13

The king of not doing things mulls not doing anything. Orsino Sep 2017 #12

Think post-Katrina... Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #14

This has got to be what's on his mind flamingdem Sep 2017 #16

Bingo...disaster capitalism, as Naomi said. n/t dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #18

Given people are already projecting how the predicted Puerto Rican mass migration will affect 2020 Johonny Sep 2017 #15

The island should be sold at fire-sale prices to the Trump Organization dalton99a Sep 2017 #17

He simply vies them as Mexicans. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #19

Puerto Rico will be around long after this lunatic malaise Sep 2017 #21