Sure, Puerto Ricans are Spanish speakers. There are also plenty of English
speakers in PR. But when you say there are few risks to them in moving
to
the mainland, well, duh.... Anyway, if that WAS your point, why didn't
you
just say so the first time? Of course, you also could have been specific
about the risks you think they don't face.
Though you didn't say emigrate or illegally, it's a fact that illegal
emigration (by Cubans making the attempt for US shores in a dinghy, for
example) is certainly risky. And it's also a fact that many millions of
Puerto Ricans HAVE emigrated north. New York City is a prime example....
Mary
"Tony Cooper" <tony_cooper213@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:06:09 -0700, "Moodesigns - Mary Barnett"
> <actual@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>"Tony Cooper" <tony_cooper213@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>news:5km9j29u7mensu4un0q8bq6179o55tngha@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> On 17 Oct 2006 06:08:35 -0700, Samoa271@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>
>>>>How so? Wolof speakers exist in Spain because those people risked
thier
>>>>lives to sneak into Spain, most by boat. Same reason why the USA has
>>>>Spanish speakers.
>>>>
>>> There are few risks to Puerto Ricans in moving to the US mainland.
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>>Why would there be a risk to Puerto Ricans?
>
> I think that's my point.
>
>> Since the Commonwealth of
>>Puerto Rico is a US possession, and the Puerto Rican citizens are
already
>>statutory US citizens, there's no need for them to attempt to emigrate
>>illegally to their own country.
>
> You have added "emigrate" and "illegally". I didn't use either word.
>
> I take it you do agree that Puerto Ricans are Spanish speakers.
>
>
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> Tony Cooper
> Orlando, FL
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