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Are Puerto Ricans really American citizens?

  • Written by Charles R. Venator-Santiago, Associate Professor of Political Science and the Institute for Latino Studies, University of Connecticut
imagePro-statehood supporters at the seaside Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico.AP Photo/Danica Coto

In a recent poll, 41 percent of respondents said they did not believe that Puerto Ricans were U.S. citizens, and 15 percent were not sure. Only 43 percent answered that Puerto Ricans were U.S. citizens. Today, being born in Puerto Rico is tantamount to...

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