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The Capitol of Puerto Rico, Capitolio de Puerto Rico, in San Juan. Puerto Rico is under federal control, but isn't allowed voting representation in Congress, and residents can't vote for president.

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Puerto Ricans Reflect On A Century Of (Limited) Citizenship

5:04pm March 02, 2017

by Greg Allen

People born in Puerto Rico have been counted as U.S. citizens since 1917, but residents of the island can't vote for president and don't have voting representation in Congress.

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Lines for citizenship and other immigration services have been forming as early as 6 a.m. outside the office of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Politics & Government

Green Card Holders Worry About Trump's Efforts To Curtail Immigration

8:00pm February 21, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

Immigrant advocates say they've seen more interest in applying for U.S. citizenship from green card holders since President Trump first announced his travel ban order.

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Palma's mother, Rita, stands outside the family's house in El Paso. She says her son was born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, because she did not have enough money to give birth at an American hospital.

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You Say You're An American, But What If You Had To Prove It Or Be Deported?

3:12pm December 22, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

It's illegal for immigration officials to detain U.S. citizens. But an NPR analysis of public records found that in an eight-year period, some 1,500 people who were held turned out to be Americans.