Teddy Roosevelt: “I earnestly advocate the adoption of legislation which will explicitly…”

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I earnestly advocate the adoption of legislation which will explicitly confer American citizenship on all citizens of Porto Rico.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for American citizenship for the people of Porto Rico.

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