Barack Obama said "Puerto Ricans are American citizens, just like folks in Maine or Oklahoma or New Mexico." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 10, 2016

Puerto Ricans are American citizens, just like folks in Maine or Oklahoma or New Mexico.

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