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Voices on Voting in the US Virgin Islands

Published April 29, 2016 at 3:11 PM EDT

People on the U.S. Virgin Islands, like on other U.S. territories, can't vote for President—yet they can serve in the military. We hear from some USVI residents about this strange contradiction.

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