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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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[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 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

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

...Right. I must still be missing something. Because that's what the original post says, too

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago