On the recordJune 23, 2015
How can anybody that says that they believe in democracy and that they want the U.S. citizenship, not want to participate in the democratic process of the nation they are citizens with?
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congress.govLuis Fortuno: “How can anybody that says that they believe in democracy and that they want the U.S. citizenship, not want to…”
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Fortuno questions the contradiction of wanting U.S. citizenship without voting rights.
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