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On the recordOctober 18, 2023
Under the terms of the Freely Associated agreements, compact citizens can migrate and work in the United States but they are not U.S. citizens or nationals.
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Jenniffer González-Colón
Republican · Puerto Rico

Editor's note · Context

Gonzalez-Colon clarifies the citizenship status of Freely Associated States citizens.

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