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U.S. Territories

Bayard

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2. I would think it would be more beneficial to become a U.S. state

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jun 18, 2021, 11:34 AM

Jun 2021

The statehoods of Guam, Samoa, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico. Stop treating them like quasi-citizens, and give them the benefits.

Territories are ridiculous in this day and age.

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I hope president Biden releases all the territories the U.S. has jimfields33 Jun 2021 #1

I would think it would be more beneficial to become a U.S. state Bayard Jun 2021 #2

My thoughts on this: DAMANgoldberg Jun 2021 #3