As for the three Pacific island nations on the list, Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands, all three were territories administered by the United States from 1947 to 1986. They each decided ...

U.S. nationals can enter and live in the United States, but their children do ... This is not the case for all U.S. territories. Those born in Puerto Rico after January 13, 1941, are U.S. citizens.