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Raúl Grijalva: It is unbelievable that after 121 years living under the flag of the United States of America and 102 years of American…

On the recordOctober 21, 2019
It is unbelievable that after 121 years living under the flag of the United States of America and 102 years of American citizenship, Puerto Ricans living on the island cannot vote on the national general elections to elect its Commander in Chief or have full-fledged representation in Congress as a state of the Union.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva criticizes the disenfranchisement of Puerto Ricans despite their citizenship.

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