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YES, they're Puerto Ricans NO, they're Americans
Debate Score:13
Arguments:7
Total Votes:14
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 YES, they're Puerto Ricans (2)
 
 NO, they're Americans (4)

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Puerto Rico is DESTROYED. Puerto Ricans are headed our way. Should we STOP 'EM

YES, they're Puerto Ricans

Side Score: 5
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NO, they're Americans

Side Score: 8
2 points

Well, let's be open minded here.

We must consider the severity of their brown condition.

Almost white with a slight hint of brown, no problem.

Very light brown similar to a good sun tan, well okay.

Dark, close on Bongo brown, no way.

I feel that's a fair approach to the forthcoming invasion of ''THE BROWNS.

Side: YES, they're Puerto Ricans
2 points

In 1999, when Puerto Rico had an investment-grade credit rating, the island had roughly $16 billion of public debt. Today that figure is $74 billion and the rating is junk. The economy has contracted for a decade. Public debt as a percentage of total income was 100.7 percent in 2012, compared with 29 percent for New York, which has the highest ratio among the 50 states. Puerto Rico, where joblessness stands at 11.5 percent and half the 3.4 million inhabitants live in poverty, has become America’s Greece: Thousands of people, many of them professionals, are fleeing for the U.S. mainland.

Hurricane is not the problem of Puerto Rico it is a bloated government that has mismanaged funds.

Side: YES, they're Puerto Ricans
4 points

Puerto Rico is a US terroritory. It's people are natural born US citizens and can move freely throughout the US.

If the US didn't want it this way then we should not have made it a commonwealth under our nationality.

Turning Puerto Rican's away would be essentially no different than turning Hawaiins or Alaskans away.

Side: NO, they're Americans

What's it matter con? They already vote in our elections, so stop getting racially excited over more possible voters. Would you be waving all the illegals in if they voted conservative? No? I didn't think so. You'll need to look up illegal vs legal alien con. I know I know. When the Russians and Chinese start flooding America we'll need to be their keeper "just cause"... Ya know... taking in 60 million Chinese and Russian handpicked conservative voting "refugees" is just "the American way"...

Side: NO, they're Americans
Atrag(5666) Clarified
2 points

Do you seriously think that everyone that is a left wing only cares about immigrants because some might illegally vote for Democrats? Or is that just empty Bronto rhetoric as usually?

Side: YES, they're Puerto Ricans
1 point

Puerto Rico is a U.S. Territory and Puerto Ricans are able to vote in our elections and our flag flies over their country. Puerto Rico is considered a state under many U.S. laws and Not just anybody can vote in U.S. elections. Court ruled that Double Jeopardy would also be in effect, therefore someone can’t get charged with the same crime in both countries. Puerto Rican’s are in fact U.S. citizens and they benefit from all of the rights that we have here in the United States. It would be like not letting Floridians come to let’s say Georgia or some other state around there because they are “too tan” or “a peninsula isn’t really a part of a country”

Side: NO, they're Americans
1 point

If we were in their position, then we had to go to other countries such as Puerto Rico. Anyone is welcome in America for freedom. America has a lot of immigration going on. If we stop them, then our ally ties can break. If I was president, I would be making more allies than breaking them and add more adversaries. Also, they're considered Americans.

Side: NO, they're Americans