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Javier Rua javrua at gmail.com
Tue Jan 17 18:17:11 UTC 2017


I stand by the language in the NARALO website, which has always said Canada, USA and Puerto Rico.  That was a settled matter long before I got here.

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> On Jan 17, 2017, at 2:12 PM, Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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
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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. https://jl.ly
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>> Regards,
>> John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
>> Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly
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