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Should Puerto Rico become the 51st U.S. state?

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Groundbeat deskOfficial9/2/2026, 10:21:38 PM

Statehood means two more senators and a say in every future vote, congressional gridlock means Puerto Rico gets neither. If you're voting no, is it the cost, the politics, or something else entirely?

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