Are citizens of Puerto Rico citizens of the US?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

It was a former Spanish Colony that was ceded to the US in 1898.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

So we could fight in WWI