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Yes, Puerto Ricans Are Us Citizens!

More than a century after the United States acquired Puerto Rico, a 2017 Morning Consult survey, conducted after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, revealed that only 54% of Americans knew that Puerto Ricans are United States citizens. Today, being born in Puerto Rico is equivalent to being born in the U.S. But it wasn't always this way, and there is still much ambiguity surrounding the issue. The Jones Act of 1917 was neither the first …
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More than a century after the United States acquired Puerto Rico, a 2017 Morning Consult survey, conducted after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, revealed that only 54% of Americans knew that Puerto Ricans are United States citizens. Today, being born in Puerto Rico is equivalent to being born in the U.S. But it wasn't always this way, and there is still much ambiguity surrounding the issue. The Jones Act of 1917 was neither the first …

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Agência Pública broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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