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[Glenn McKnight]

Ok folks  from  PR  it's  time for you folks to step up.  I asked for
feedback  I sent the copy for  printing and now I get a counter opinion
 Can we settle this  political self identification one last time.
I am telling communication to hold off on printing until resolved


G

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On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:51 PM, John R. Levine <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:

> This  is the self identified  view of all three of the PR  reps that
>> provided feedback on the card.
>>
>
> I believe it, but it is not the view of the American reps, and PR is in
> NARALO because it is part of the United States.
>
> If we separately call out Puerto Rico, we *must* also call out the US
> Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, and American Samoa, since their status as
> part of the US is the same as that of Puerto Rico.  This is not negotiable.
>
> R's,
> John
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:06 PM, John R. Levine <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:
>>
>> I like it, although I would not describe myself as an American (or a
>>>
>>>> Canadian, of course). ...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I really, really, do not want to get into this parochial political
>>> fight.
>>> Puerto Ricans are US citizens, they have US passports, and they can
>>> travel
>>> freely to and from the rest of the US just like any other US citizens.
>>>
>>> There are surely some Puerto Ricans who wish it were otherwise, but the
>>> facts are what they are.  PR is part of NARALO beause PR is part of the
>>> U.S., not because of its physical location.  Cuba and the Bahamas are
>>> closer to the mainland US than PR is, but they're in the LAC region
>>> because
>>> they're not part of the U.S.
>>>
>>> On the other hand, if we're going to call out Puerto Rico separately, we
>>> need also call out the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Saipan,
>>> and
>>> perhaps Hawaii, all of which are in NARALO because they're part of the
>>> U.S.
>>> even though they're physically located in other regions.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for
>>> Dummies",
>>> Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail.
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>>
> Regards,
> John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for
> Dummies",
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