At page 64. he concluded with this statement: In my judgment. there can be no reasonable excuse for depriving many thousands of these Spanishspeaking Americans of their franchise. Then the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee interrupts and says: Let me make this observation at that point. since I come from New York. We have a very unique situation there. New York State laws require that voters be able to read and write English. Although literacy in English is a U.S. citizenship naturalization requirement. Puerto Ricans were granted full American citizenship in 1917. and left by Congress to choose English or retain Spanish as their official language. The islanders chose Spanish.
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