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The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
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Jones–Shafroth Act
1917 law granting U.S. citizenship to residents of Puerto Rico
The Jones–Shafroth Act, officially called the Organic Act of Puerto Rico or the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1917, was an Act of the 64th United States Congress that was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on March 2, 1917. The Act expanded the civil…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Puerto Rico
U.S. territory in the Caribbean
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth. Located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)