BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
Dear Editor,
In my call for Mr. Charles Alailima to tell me why determination of citizenship is not a component of and comes before self-determination, he reproduced the testimony he submitted to Congress in support of HRes 279, which appears to be stalled in Committee.
When you strip away all...
Dear Editor,
In his letter to the editor regarding the Fitisemanu v. United States case, Charles Ala’ilima points to a question we all seem to be thinking but don’t want to ask – do we want to remain as a territory (status quo) or vote for some form of self-rule?
Now some may say that we shouldn’t...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono on August 12, 2021, unanimously passed a Resolution commending the recent 10th Circuit Court ruling which protects American Samoa’s cultural priorities and the Fa’aSamoa (Samoan way) — strongly affirming the Fono’s unified commitment to self-determination.
A...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A House Concurrent Resolution expressing support for the Federal Court of Appeals ruling in “respecting the right of the American Samoan people to retain our current statutory birthright status as U.S Nationals” was unanimously passed by faipule last week.
The Senate...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following a request from the US State Department, and on behalf of the American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata the US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal’s have given a new time frame response to plaintiffs-appellees, who sought an “en banc” or full panel...
Dear Editor,
Self-determination is a sacred principle in international law and it's enshrined in the United Nations Charter to which the U.S. subscribes.
There are many arguments Charles Alailima has made, including those carried in yesterday's Samoa News, but I have never seen anywhere where he...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A House of Representatives’ Concurrent Resolution which throws the support of the Legislature and the people of American Samoa behind the Federal Court of Appeals’ decision respecting the right of American Samoans to retain their current statutory birthright status as US...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Aumua Amata’s concerns over the impact and effect on the fa’a Samoa, or Samoan culture, with extending US citizenship to persons born in American Samoa was well accepted by the US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals...
Denver, COLORADO — Writing for a divided panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Judge Carlos Lucero ruled that the U.S. Constitution provides no guarantee of citizenship to people born in U.S. territories, reversing a 2019 district court decision holding that the Citizenship...
Washington, D.C. — Tuesday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement regarding the appellate decision on the citizenship case:
“Thank you first of all to the judges for their considered opinion that respected the people of American Samoa and the Samoan Way. Thank you to Mike...