The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to decide
who becomes a US citizen at birth, in a case brought by a group of
American Samoans.
Since 1900, American Samoa has been a territory
of the United States. But unlike residents of other US territories,
including Puerto Rico and Guam, its residents are declared by Congress
to be "non-citizen nationals."
Accordingly, they cannot vote in U.S. elections, run for public office,
or serve as officers in the U.S. military. Their passports are stamped
"The bearer is a United States National and Not a United States
Citizen."
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Source: NBC News
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