One of the issues that is circulating in Greenland is Guam. Greenlanders have taken note of Guam and how Guamanians are treated since their status would be essentially the same. Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States, meaning that only certain parts of the U.S.
Constitution apply to its residents. (Those parts which specify “residents” not “citizens.”) Individuals born in Guam are NOT considered citizens of the United States, but are classified as US “nationals.” They may only vote in federal elections if they reside in one of the 50 states or Washington, DC. They may not vote in state or local elections.
Individuals residing in Guam cannot vote in federal elections, they can ONLY vote in Guamanian local elections and elections for a delegate with limited voting abilities to represent Guam in the U.S. House of Representatives. Guam holds U.S. presidential nominating events and sends delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions.
This is, at best, a sorry status. Guamanians have great difficulty in traveling to other countries because their passports are endorsed “NOT A US CITIZEN.” They have trouble getting home loans, car loans, scholarships, etc because they are not considered US citizens. And this will get far worse under Trump’s racist policies.
Why would anyone in Greenland want the third-class status that Guamanians have in the US? Why would they want to lose their universal healthcare? Why would they want to pay the much higher US taxes with no representation? Why would they want to give up their free education? Ask any Guamanian if it is a good idea.
I rarely cut off replies, but this time I had to make an exception. Do the right wing Trumpsters not realize that is a person is not allowed to vote in federal elections, has no representation in Congress, and has no constitutional rights, they are citizens in word only. They are far, far from full citizenship.
To make it clear: People from Puerto Rico, Guam, Washington DC, the US Virgin Islands, the Northern Marianas Islands, and American Samoa are NOT, by any stretch of the imagination, full US citizens. They are disenfranchised residents with no constitutional or legal status that is legally supportable. To the actual, point, they are far closer legally to being prisoners than citizens.
