The people in Peoria, Waco and Tampa are citizens of their States and Citizens of the United State. A Citizen of the US Territory of Puerto Rico is a US Citizen by virtue of the 1917 Jones Act and by virtue of being born in and living in a US Territory.
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States. Since the summer of 2007, the Puerto Rico Department of State began to emit Puerto Rican citizenship certifications to Puerto Ricans, as is already done by other US states. However, in matters of international law, a citizen of Puerto Rico is considered a United States citizen.
Yes, since 1917.
It was a former Spanish Colony that was ceded to the US in 1898.
Puerto Rico was given to the US by Spain under the Treaty of Paris. This treaty, created to end the Spanish-American War, also gave the US the Philipenes and Guam.
So we could fight in WWI
Puerto Rico is an US territory. Puerto Rico use the US dollar($). All citizens born in Puerto Rico are US citizens.
Puerto Rico is a US Territory and its inhabitants are US Citizens! So, if they are US Citizens, any US citizen can live in Puerto Rico.
to address the citizens of the U.S. which Puerto Rico is a territory of the U.S.
Puerto Ricans are US citizens. US citizens who live in Puerto Rico are not subject to the US Federal income tax on income they make from sources in Puerto Rico. Any Puerto Rican who moves to another part of the US is subject to Federal income tax just as all other US citizens are.
The 1917 Jones Act designated Puerto Ricans as US Citizens.
They are US Citizens.
No! Puerto Rico is a US Commonwealth. All puerto Ricans are American Citizens! Puerto Rico is under American flag.
A person who lives in Puerto Rico already lives in the US because Puerto Rico is an unincorporated organized territory of the US. People born in Puerto Rico as US citizens. So, if you are a legal resident of Puerto Rico you can move to any other part of the US if you want to and can pay for the transportation to get there.
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No, Puerto Rico is a US territory. All Puerto Ricans are US citizens. You just need a valid state/government I.D.