[backtothestreets]

I'm in favor of statehood for Puerto Rico too if that is the choice of a majority of Puerto Rican citizens.

In the meantime, people should appreciate the contributions Puerto Rico makes to our economy. As an example, many of our pharmaceutical giants have manufacturing facilities there. The present Commonwealth status presents a good option to outsourcing manufacturing to other countries.

[Clemenza]

Did you see the statistics above I posted on welfare dependency and how a third of the cash flow into the average Puerto Rican's pocketbook comes from government transfer payments?