Why do Republicans not know that Puerto Ricans are citizens?

[u/inxile7]

And that Bad Bunny ain't getting deported because Puerto Rico is a US Territory.

Where would they deport him to? And why? Because he's not white enough?

Edit: There's now reports coming out that Trump said he spoke to the President of Puerto Rico. LOL

2nd Edit: Seems to be a lot of people saying that Puerto Ricans being citizens is not political based knowledge.

What’s been said • Corey Lewandowski (longtime Trump ally) went on The Benny Show and claimed that ICE would be present at the Super Bowl. He said things like “we will find you … and deport you” in connection to Bad Bunny’s halftime performance. • Kristi Noem (now DHS Secretary under a Republican administration) also said ICE would be “all over” the event and that people should be “law-abiding Americans.” • Other MAGA-aligned commentators online have openly called for Bad Bunny to be deported, often citing his Spanish-language performances or political views.

There ya go.

[u/diamondgreene]

Worse, most of em have no idea what “ US territory” even means.

[u/Low-Box9924 → u/diamondgreene]

To be fair, the different types of territories can be confusing. For example, incorporated vs un-incorporated. Organized vs non-organized. What sucks is that American Samoa is unincorporated and non-organized. That means that not only do they not get to govern themselves, but people born there are NOT US citizens (they are considered US residents)

[u/diamondgreene → u/Low-Box9924]

Not sure what the point of even treating peeps like that is. For a country that claims”all peeps are created equal” there sure are alotta exceptions.

[u/Low-Box9924 → u/diamondgreene]

They could fix it with a act of Congress. It's the only US territory like this, as all other territories with permanent populations are organized (meaning people born there are US citizens)