Puerto Rican-American??

[Laurence Horn]

Dave Wilton writes:

>  > Since all Puerto Ricans, regardless of their individual
>>  politics, are US citizens, one can only infer that Ms.
>>  Lopez's ancestors emigrated from Puerto Rico to the US
>>  sometime before 1898.
>
>Puerto Ricans only have US citizenship if the emigrate to one of the 50
>states or DC, in which case they are automatically granted citizenship upon
>arrival (i.e., they don't have to go through the naturalization process). If
>they remain in in Puerto Rico, they are considered US "nationals," not
>citizens. Puerto Ricans who reside in P.R. do not have real congressional
>representation, they cannot vote for president, nor do they pay federal
>income taxes. (Virgin Islanders and Guamanians have the same deal.)
>
>I've never heard the term "Puerto Rican-American" before, but it does make
>this rather arcane distinction between an American citizen who was born in
>Puerto Rico and a native-born resident of Puerto Rico.

Then there's "nuyorican", which has been around for a while.

larry