Teddy Roosevelt: “I again recommend that American citizenship be conferred upon the…”

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I again recommend that American citizenship be conferred upon the people of Porto Rico.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for granting American citizenship to the people of Puerto Rico, emphasizing their inclusion in the nation.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I again recommend that American citizenship be conferred upon the people of Porto Rico.”