- Technically it is a commonwealth.
      
        - The fact that you don't need a passport is irrelevant, until very recently you did not need a passport to go to Canada or Mexico.
          
            - Commonwealth is defined as a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another.
              
                
                  - We all know this is a lie, and the only reason Puerto Rico is considered a commonwealth is to fit within the guidelines of the United Nations.
                    
 
 
                
              
  
          
  
      
  
    - Its resident do not contain the same rights as a nationalized citizen.
      
        - We do not pay federal taxes.
          
            
              - thought fees are sneaked in many different ways, for example HUGE import taxes. 
 
              - "No taxation without Representation" 
 
            
          
  
        - We do not get to vote for the president. 
 
      
  
    - The Puerto Rican Populous do not identify with American Culture. 
 
    - HUGE language barrier. 
 
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            jul 30 2008 ∞
 aug 5 2008 +