Therefore they ceased to be Spanish subjects. They were in the United States at the time of the war. and they had no opportunity to continue their adherence to the Crown of Spain. Now they can not be naturalized in the United States because they can not renounce allegiance to any king or State. As a matter of fact their allegiance is to the United States. but they are not citizens of the United States. This bill does not help them out. because this bill only applies to persons who are either now.in Porto Rico or wlo shall return. and what I want to ask the gentleman was whetherI will ask a twobranch questionwhether the omission to do anything for these people was intentional. or. if it was not intentional whether the gentleman would.have any objection to an amendment which would appeal to his sense of what is right and fair. conferring American citizensiip upon these former Porto Ricans. or former subjects of Spain. who have resided for these many years in the United States?
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