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[gbruen at knujon.com]

With the exception of U.S. VI we don't have ALSes from the other 
territories, and we have tried to recruit them...

For some of the Pacific territories, APRALO said "hands off" I think


On 1/17/17 12:51 PM, John R. Levine 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",
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>
> Regards,
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