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Every Puerto Rican is an American citizen. Enjoy the Super Bowl. (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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+5 Yes, Puerto Rico is widely considered a colony—or often described as the world's oldest colony—due to its status as an unincorporated U.S. territory. While residents are U.S. citizens, they lack voting representation in Congress, cannot vote for president,

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[–] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The correction is that the restriction is under the territory, not on the citizens. If they migrate to a state they can vote for president. If a citizen from a state moves to the territory the can't vote for the president

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