US Supreme Court rejects appeal to give American Samoans citizenship
American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.
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American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.
In leaving in place an appeals court decision, the court also passed up an invitation to overturn a series of decisions dating back to 1901 known as the Insular Cases, replete with racist and anti-foreign rhetoric
The case could have expanded rights for citizens of U.S. territories, instead the justices rejected those seeking birthright citizenship.
American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal to Give American Samoans Citizenship