+5 Yes, Puerto Rico is widely considered a colony—or often described as the world’s oldest colony—due to its status as an unincorporated U.S. territory. While residents are U.S. citizens, they lack voting representation in Congress, cannot vote for president,

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    16 hours ago

    71% of Americans have no idea that Puerto Ricans are American citizens.

    Included in that 29% are all the people who are Puerto Ricans

    I made these numbers up, but they’re likely not that far off.