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>> Guam and Puerto Rico are already part of the US. > But they can't vote and have no (useful) representation in Congress. Citizens of Guam and Puerto Rico are
by asveikau 7y ago
>> Guam and Puerto Rico are already part of the US.
> But they can't vote and have no (useful) representation in Congress. Citizens of Guam and Puerto Rico are treated as second class citizens ("US Nationals", not "US Citizens").
It's a similar situation in Washington DC. DC residents were given a few electoral college votes, I believe that was put into effect only relatively recently in the 1960s. They have no vote in the US house and no senators.