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On the recordApril 13, 2021
I've never understood why the Puerto Ricans I served with were treated as second-class citizens and that their citizenship could be decided by their zip codes.
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Rubén Gallego
Democratic · Arizona

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Gallego expresses frustration over the treatment of Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens.

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