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Two separate quotations from: Is Puerto Rico A Colony?"We remain, for all purposes, the original military colony that was the cause of it all." "Puerto Rico remains essentially a colony to this day, even though it has attained "commonwealth" status. This allows the Puerto Ricans to have US citizenship and an elected legislature. Puerto Ricans, however, cannot vote for the president or Congress unless they live on the mainland, although they do participate in presidential primaries. They also receive limited federal benefits but do not pay federal taxes. They have no control over their external relations." I believe the United Nations considers Puerto Rico a colony of the United States. The U.S. doesn't like the term, perhaps a result of its own revolution, and refers to Puerto Rico as a "territory" or "commonwealth." Background on The Foraker Act establishing the governance of Puerto Rico.
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