> Last number I heard, 6 million. I'm one of them. State department last said there was an estimated 9 million. I've also heard 3 million. So, 6. lol. Put ano

> Last number I heard, 6 million. I'm one of them. State department last said there was an estimated 9 million. I've also heard 3 million. So, 6. lol. Put another way, the number of US citizens living outside the US is somewhere between the population of Iowa (the 30th most populous state) and New Jersey (11th), with the middle of that range being approximately Massachusetts (15th). It's more than the combined population of the 5 - 10 (median: 8) least populous states that elect 10-20% of the US senate. Sadly, the political power of that constituency is seriously diluted. Voting is a pain in the ass, and if you have never lived in the US and your parents are from the wrong state you're shit out of luck; there's no way to even register to vote. Of course, Puerto Rico (and other territories like Guam, American Samoa, VI, CNMI) are the real injustices - Puerto Rico would be the 29th most populous state, but even US citizens who move there from other parts of the US lose their rights to vote in federal elections. Because they're still resident in the US. Infuriating. Sooner or later, the malapportionment of the US senate is going to tear the country apart. Again.