Most “Americans” have no idea that America is a continent and not a country. They also aren’t aware that America is the name the Spaniards used to name the whole continent a full century before the Anglo Saxons(the thru immigrants) migrated here. What’s more ironic is that the people they consider “illegal immigrants” were called Americans a full century before the white people migrated to the already America by the Spaniards.
The military has provisions where those who serve can be fast tracked to citizenship. Many vets have used it and the discrimination that stopped it was history not present day so there is no excuse. If you thin American Samoa should be a state vote for it to become one. Or even a possession like Puerto Rico.
The can’t vote in American Samoa because it is a Territory and not a State. They can vote if they move to one of the States. They don’t have to “immigrate” because they’re already US Nationals.
To be fair, it’s a really stupid legal issue that’s been around since the Guano Act when we annexed American (east) Samoa. Samoans are designated as “American Nationals” instead of “American Citizens” because the island of American Samoa is designated as a Unorganized Unincorporated Territory of the United States, which means it’s a territory of the US that has no government. It’s a legal issue that has never been addressed, which is why American Samoans are not citizens but can travel to the US and gain citizenship (easier than any other immigrants but that’s not by much). Puerto Ricans, Mariannans, Guamese, and Virgin Islanders are designated as American citizens but can’t vote in US elections unless they move to the US.
All this trouble because allegedly someone lost the school board chair to Mrs. Smith? What makes it more upsetting is that American Samoa produces the highest military enlistment than ANY other U.S. state or territory.
must be a Karen from that district that reported Tupe Smith. I'm glad she is still fighting for her case I don't blame her if she puts down US citizen or US national on those forms if the contexts on those forms are inconsistent across board. I hope she wins her case.
that statistic barely means anything given american samoa's population is less than 50,000. A single person enlisting has a hugely disproportionate impact on their enlistment rate compared to basically every other part of the US and territories.
No, this was about "Officer Safety". These cowards in uniform knew, there was no crime (otherwise they would have had a warrant). But they decided to terrorise the Samoans in order to avoid fighting actual crime. It's always safer to go after people you know to be innocent, than fight actual crime.
This is what happens when cartoonish lunacy is allowed to persist and people in positions of power are misinformed to believe illegal immigrants stole an election from them. These troopers are all probably lunatic conspiracy theorists and thought they were taking their country back with a big show of force. Just looked like clowns 🤡
for real tho' them troopers were ready for a take over if one of them Samoans were to lift one finger! I'm glad they asked for a warrant. now that the government's eye is on it I hope they will revisit their election process to make it make sense especially for the US nationals.
Not surprising, we had Samoans going to the U of A who lived down the street from us. The cops were constantly harassing them about their immigration and Visa status. "We can have you deported if you don't answer our questions!" The University finally got in TPDs face about it and told them to knock it off. They were the best neighbor's ever. Loved their cookouts for everyone.
@@chritopherherrera2349 Yup! We had five wonderful restaurants within walking distance of our house. Great movies and entertainment at the college. I really miss it. I don't miss the heat or the Tucson police though. 27 years of their version of policing left a very bad impression.
US Samoans were denied citizenship decades ago because of racism. Time to correct that injustice and make them full citizens. It's disgraceful and a stain on our country they are not full citizens. They are hard working, patriotic Americans and deserve full citizenship.
lolololol, no. that's not true. Samoa can have citizenship if their government took the correct steps. But instead they chose to go a different path instead so they could keep the benefits and protection of the US but still make their own rules. It's lies like this that hurt liberals.
Crazy. I served in the Navy alongside an officer who was Samoan. He was an Annapolis graduate and one gritty, hard nosed, determined dude. I had much respect for him. Hearing that he can serve his country with distinction but not vote is ludicrous.
@@purdhupley7864military service may expedite the process, but you still have to formally apply for citizenship. It isn't automatic. Not sure how it works for US nationals, though.
LOL....I was born on Guam. I've had my Real Estate licenses held up, and my college enrollment cancelled because authorities did not have my "immigration status" or "green card" information. In the middle of one really bad winter in Wyoming I was threatened with deportation and I asked them to go ahead and send me back to Guam. Unfortunately it did not work out!
I had a Puerto Rican co-worker who had to contact the State Department to convince the principal of her children’s school that people from PR are citizens and do not need a visa or green card.
@@CrochetIsLife54 You'd think that somewhere in a school, they'd have someone that's familiar with history, governments, social studies, civics. Maybe someone that went to college for it, maybe has a degree and teaches people about this stuff. Maybe even a bunch of books with this info printed inside?
@ EXACTLY!!! It was insane that they had to educate the school administrators that Puerto Ricans are American citizens. They should have been able to figure it out for themselves.
@@mike_d_melb_music_fan5229 Actually, obtaining citizenship in Rome was more difficult for people to achieve in ancient Rome. While it changed slightly over the centuries, one basically had to perform civil/military service in order to obtain citizenship. What’s more, you were required to perform these services whenever asked or risk losing your citizenship, and your right to vote. One could even be ostracized by your voting clan, hence losing any representation/protection from these voting blocks.
I never understood why American Samoan’s are not just US citizens instead of US national. It complicates things for no reason, they are already basically Citizens.
Check out the insular court cases. The scotus ruled basically they're too primitive for full rights. Over 100 years ago and they still haven't been overruled.
@ I think you are mistaken. I double checked and it seems like both Guam and Northern Marianas are automatically US citizens which I though but only American Samoa are only US nationals.
@@leeman1525 Not quite right. They play a semantics game. I went through this issue with law enforcement being from Guam myself. There is no legal difference between a National and a Citizen with rights gained from natural birth. It is just like the difference between visiting a state and moving to a state. If I move from Wyoming to South Carolina I cease being a citizen with resident status in Wyoming and become a citizen resident of South Carolina with the right to vote in South Carolina. If I just visit South Carolina I am treated as a US National in South Carolina without the right to vote there. It took a federal judge to tell law enforcement and my grad school (they wanted to see my student visa) to knock it off and treat all people from US territories as US citizens. They are only "Nationals" if they were born before the territory became a US possession.
US election cycle got everyone especially these government agencies to come at us in some type of way.... I'm glad Darlene asked for a warrant and take the legal process to provoke them.
The orange moron still can’t accept he lost, continues to push bs, and now has created a frenzy of morons who don’t understand basic civics or that the US has had the most secure elections. Literally less than 100 instances of voter fraud in fifty years. Don’t let billionaires with fragile egos run our country.
Alberto, it ain't hard to tell that some Blanco said "we have a bunch of LatinX in the building, they are big and burly" when a descriptor creates r.acist panic.
Yes, when my cousin filled out an application for college they told her she spoke English very well but that as a non-citizen she had to fill out a different form. She was born in New Mexico.
That doesn't bode well for the education system on a national level. "Teachers" can convince very young boys that they're actually girls, but teaching kids about all of the states of the US, not important......
This is outrageous. They were targeted because some other person lost the school board seat. This needs to be fully investigated, and that person who started.This should be held accountable to the fullest extent. At the very least publicly exposed.
I'm curious how you feel about the whole thing now. Still worth sticking your neck out for? still worth speaking up, now they've got a president who agrees with them? Oh well.
Contact the FBI and the DOJ and file a complaint. The MAGA state troopers committed crimes as their job description does not include playing immigration agents and should be charged appropriately. Also the election office has protocols when dealing with alleged violations and that does not include sending a dozen state troopers to shake down the alleged criminals. I'm sorry that these Samoan families experienced this racism and intimidation and I hope they get justice
@@redefiningmyself8598 there’s nothing in the video mentioned those state troopers are part of the MAGA party. To me there’s a lot of misunderstanding about the voting form or the voting process in Alaska. Full Samoan here born and raised back home now a US Citizens. Hopefully the State of Alaska fix that problem. God Bless America 🇺🇸
Never good when government officials refuse to be interviewed about their actions on camera , it gives the impression they know they've overstepped their mark . An impression that usually turns out to be correct.
When peeps say "defund the police" -- this is the part of the police that needs to be "defunded". 13+ officers that could actually fighting really crime that makes citizens feel unsafe.
@@TheOGAlaskajosh Oh I'm not one of those. Can't stand em. But I'll bet an easy $50 the Sherriff and his goons are. You know what I think of nationalism? If you have accomplished nothing else in your life and all you have to be proud of is the country your mother was standing in when you fell out of her, that's not much to be proud of at all.
@@TheOGAlaskajosh No idea what he's about but i think this bs will get even worse after the mango messiah gets into office. His bootlicker muppets will probably have even less of a clue about who's an American and who isn't. I'll be a clownshow ... in a very very sad way though. Still hoping for the best.
They were NOT "misinformed", these uniformed criminals KNEW these folks were US citizens. Mind you, if they had any evidence, however flimsy, they would have gotten warrants. They didn't because there was no evidence, because there was no crime. They just wanted to harrass and intimidate thosepeopple to avoid fighting actual crime, because they are racist cowards. And they should all face criminal charges for Intimidation, Official Oppression, Deprivation of Rights under the Colof of Law, Conspiracy against Rights, Violation of Oath of Office and counting... and they should be thrown in prison for many years.
The question of American Samoa’s unincorporated status has recently gained attention, as prominent leaders and institutions call for re-evaluation of the century-old Supreme Court rulings known as the Insular Cases. These rulings effectively allow people in U.S. territories, including American Samoa, to be treated differently under U.S. law, reinforcing a status that many argue resembles second-class citizenship. In a historic move, Assistant Attorney General Carlos Felipe Uriarte recently condemned these cases in a letter to Congress, explicitly denouncing the "racist rhetoric and reasoning" within the Insular Cases as incompatible with "foundational American principles of equality, justice, and democracy." This statement marks the Justice Department's strongest stance to date against the Insular Cases, acknowledging the long-standing inequities these rulings have enabled. Although the letter stops short of asking the Supreme Court to overrule them, it signals a unified policy within the Justice Department to reject these cases as valid legal precedents. The Insular Cases, decided in the early 1900s, limited the extension of constitutional rights to territories acquired by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War. In one opinion, a justice referred to territories as “inhabited by alien races” who may not align with “Anglo-Saxon principles,” reflecting racist beliefs that have shaped territorial policy for over a century. These cases have been widely criticized as a legal basis for unequal treatment, with advocates like Neil Weare, co-director of Right to Democracy, noting that this public disavowal from the Justice Department represents a substantial shift. For American Samoa, the implications are profound. Many residents support preserving the current status to protect communal land and traditional culture, fearing that full constitutional rights could disrupt these customs. However, others believe U.S. citizenship would rightly honor American Samoans’ long record of military service and sacrifices for the United States. Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor have both signaled openness to revisiting the Insular Cases, making it possible that the Supreme Court could eventually take up the issue. If Congress and future U.S. leadership can forge a solution, they could offer American Samoans a path to U.S. citizenship while safeguarding the communal lands and cultural practices that define Samoan life. This balanced approach would reflect both the principles of equality and respect for American Samoa’s unique identity.
Hawaiian here, this has happened to me on the mainland several times. This is going to be an everyday thing now. Thanks people of color who voted for Trump. You played yourselves.
@@HorriFied-s4n Everywhere the Spaniards landed there are people with Spanish names. There are also those in Hawaii who took Spanish names after the overthrow of Hawaii to protect their place in the Royal Court in the Kingdom of Hawai`i, such as Royal Spies, Assassins, Teachers and Royal blood lines that have no Spanish blood at all. The name Villanueva means New Village and is found everywhere there is an island in the Pacific where the Spanish landed. I went to the Philippines and met hundreds of Villanueva's, who were not related to me. Just because you don't know history doesn't mean you should spread BS.
@@carlosvillanueva8530 guess the question is are you actually Kanaka Maoli or are you just a local who lived in Hawai'i. Being from Hawai'i doesn't make you Hawaiian.
Why doubt someone’s race in a comment on TH-cam? Unless you personally know a person, and they have confided in you what their race is, you don’t know. There are hundreds of thousands of Native Hawaiians living in Hawaii and the mainland.
For those who don’t know.. Tulsi Gabbard was born in American Samoa.. she served in the US military and she ran for president of the USA.. she also votes and is a current standing member of congress for the state of Hawaii .. US nationals are allowed to vote. Also why back in 2020 Biden went to American Samoa to secure votes from the people there… when it comes to the constitution, bill of rights, and the outlying US territories ALL AMERICANS SHOULD BE EDUCATED ESPECIALLY THOSE who are getting paid to enforce the laws… ESPECIALLY SINCE AMERICAN SAMOA PUTS OUT THE MOST US MILITARY SOLDIERS PER CAPITA, THEY FIGHT AND DIE FOR THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE! More than any American Update: American Samoans can participate in party primaries and caucuses because these are internal processes run by the political parties to select their presidential candidates. However, when it comes to the general election, voting is restricted to U.S. citizens. Since American Samoans are U.S. nationals, not full citizens, they can’t vote in the general election unless they reside in a U.S. state. Primaries and caucuses help determine party nominees, while the general election selects the president.
Only US nationals that already went thru the legal process "naturalization" to become US citizens can vote in the US presidential election but not all US nationals… most of the US nationals that I know preferred to stay as US nationals because its a hassle and a pain in the bu** to go thru the process. US congress woman Aumua Amata has been working on a bill to make it easier and free for our ppl that are US nationals to become US citizens not sure what the update is but that was the last I heard about it. Those that serves in the military in any branch so I heard they automatically become US citizen. Amen to that 🙏
Oh, like most U.S. citizens, I did not realize that there is a 3rd status. Not a U.S. Citizen, but a U.S. National. For me, if the U.S. is going to hang on to those lands, claiming them as U.S. territory, we need to change the law making them full citizens, no more "inbetweens". If not, then we need to let them form their own country, and get a treaty establishing leases for our military bases. One or the other.
Technically no since Income tax is voluntary and only applies to income in the United States. The U.S. is in the District of Columbia and is not in Alaska.
In the US, LEGAL immigrants, who are not allowed to vote, including permanent residents, pay taxes from day 1. This is the LEAST of the range of problems with our broken immigration system. These Samoans were discriminated against due to racism, for not making them US citizens and, today, for sending so many troopers to hunt them down.
State employee are not allowed to enforce immigration law as confirmed by the US Supreme Court in the 90s when California State Employees in San Diego and San Bernardino didn't agree with state marijuana laws and wanted to enforce the Federal laws. It's also why there are "sanctuary" states because they can't afford to enforce immigration when congress won't fix the problem.
Can I have the name of that case? I think there might be a misunderstanding of the case. California does not enforce immigration law. If you are an employee, you can not decide you are going to overrule the boss and decide to enforce those laws. Did the SCOTUS case say they had to do what they were told?
3:45 People born in incorporated territories are US Citizens at birth but DO NOT have the right to vote in Federal elections while they live in the territories. They only have the right to vote if they move to one of the 50 states or to D.C.
Why shouldn't she have a seat on the school board. Her kids go to school there. She lives there and she's a USA national. Makes no sense that she has charges for winning a school board election!
She probably has the right to be on the school board but not the right to vote. Glad I could clear that up for you. Turns out where I live you have to be a registered voter to be on the school board.
With America's occupation of American Samoa and their need to have their harbor since World War 2 and the dedication to the men and women of Samoa who have proudly served in the armed forces for decades, it's time to incorporate the island. With China taking over the islands in the south pacific and occupying much of Samoa, now more than ever show the Alofa for the people of American Samoa, it's long over due.
This is not the 19th Century Theres this place called THE UNITED NATONS and has supprted decolonization efforts for 80 former colonies and over 750 million people. The Asia Pacific is not 'taking over' islands. Stay off the FOX NEWS addiction kid
American ignorance over world geography is bad but over US states and territories is downright embarrassing. I've even heard of people from New Mexico being accused of being foreigners because of the name of their state. It is bad enough when the average citizen is ignorant but for public employees, especially law enforcement, it is inexcusable. Far worse, is the abuse of power by state troopers going to people's homes and demanding their immigration status, especially if the state itself is putting out confusing information.
Let’s see if I have this right, As a US National they have the right to server their country and to die for their country, but they don’t have the right to vote for that same government because of a play on words. If you are eligible to serve and die for your country then you are entitled to vote for your country. It’s time that the government makes the final decision and give these people the full respect that they deserve because right now the government is reaping the benefits as a country but denies the people the same rights and respect in return by denying them the right to vote. The government wants the benefit without the support.
even if granted citizenship they’ll probably end up like puerto rico. they can vote on SOME things, but get no federal representation. hell DC doesn’t even get any
When the police knock- do not answer unless they have a search warrant. The only thing you say is "I do not answer questions, I do not consent to searches"- Always record!
My ex is Samoan. Half of my Daughters aunts and uncles are in the military. They were all born in American Samoa it’s shameful that they are still not considered citizens while the ones in the military fight for this (their) country and their spouses and kids deal with the racism while they try to live a normal happy wife while worrying about their spouse who is out on duty.
This happened because of the sweet 16yr old who was viciously gunned down in her home because she was holding a knife. That mayor or governor is a complete waste of space.
Demagoguery is an appeal to people that plays on their emotions and prejudices rather than on their rational side. Demagoguery is a manipulative approach - often associated with dictators and sleazy politicians - that appeals to the worst nature of people. Demagoguery isn't based on reason, issues, and doing the right thing; it's based on stirring up fear and hatred to control people. For example, a politician who stirs up a fear of immigrants to distract from other issues is using demagoguery.
Oh so it is the republicans fault and I am sure it is Trump fault..You ppl are disgusting ..The Republicans or Trump is not running this country right now
Ive never subscribed to "anti colonialism" rhetoric, but when Samoans are literally second class citizens ? No disrespect to Americans personally, but before telling smaller countries how to behave, clean up your own act USA .
To make a distinction between people born in an incorporated US territory vs an unincorporated US territory is ridiculous. What’s worse, the state itself is putting people like these at risk of harassment by law enforcement because of this auto-enroll non-sense our state has implemented. The only thing a judge should conclude from all this is that the state should be ordered to fix this issue, and let these folks go.
@@mtime143 They do Not “own” Samoa. Just like they don’t own Hawaii. Americans are guests in Samoa. Get your facts straight. That’s the problem with Americans. They think they can own other people’s countries… they are no different than their parasitic friends in Israel 🤷🏽♂️
@@mtime143no they don’t there was a deed of cession done which probably is not truly valid if you dig into it also we still have are own rules that the U.S. can’t touch
American Samoa is a territory of the U.S. .. therefore they are legal residents of the U.S. People didn’t pay attention in school. They slept during class and clearly are slow. Let’s remember this folks… American Samoa.. it’s even in the name.
@ American Samoans are residents and also nationals of the U.S. because it’s a territory.. they have the right to be in the U.S. Calling the police on ppl from a territory of the U.S. is a waste of police time!
Your not supposed to comply unless they have a lawyer present this pisses me off because of the way they went about it. Those samoans have a right to not give any information.
boss is from Puerto Rico, studied at Penn State. he has some similar stories about interactions with East coast troopers (mostly, but not exclusively south of Mason Dixon)
It ask on the PFD application to mark “ Non U.S. Citizen / US National”. That’s now simplified and easy to understand. The problem is there aren’t options on some Govt forms for US. Nationals, so we mark US citizens instead. I received Votinng registration reminders alot, even after letting them know. So I registered but never vote. Just so to see if they’ll let me.
@@wiilli7685 💯 it’s not our fault… like what the guy said when he went to do his license at DMV he literally asked he is not a US citizen he is a US national what should I mark and unfortunately the representative asked him “What is a US national?” 🤦♀️ it’s sad but oh well glad it’s coming out so the officials can reassess the situation and hopefully update their government forms
There are two Samoas, one is American Samoa as being referred to in video as an unincorporated US territory . And then there is Samoa- formerly called Western Samoa which is an independent island country. And i think they do have rights in American Samoa just as much as they do in other US territories as well as US states.
@@yamatomusashi1412 the only difference between the two samoas are the name.. nothing else.. the people are one in the same.. not brothers or cousins but the same people. Same history same culture same language same everything.. other than who occupied who, America vs New Zealand/ Germany/ whoever else
@@liliisiufanua5830 that is incorrect.. American Samoa holds a caucus as part of the Democratic primary process, it is a small and remote U.S. territory with a relatively small number of delegates (6 delegates in 2020). Major presidential candidates, including Biden, typically focus their campaigns on larger states and battleground areas with more significant delegate counts. However, Biden did win the Democratic caucus in American Samoa, securing four of the six available delegates, while Michael Bloomberg won the remaining two… that’s a whole other story, Biden sent AS government 500million to help “secure” those delegate votes back in 2020. Look it up. But yes AS can’t vote in Presidential Elections but they can nominate who will run.. In the 2024 election, Donald Trump secured all six of American Samoa’s delegate votes for the Republican nomination .
As soon as Trump is back in the White House you will see more and more situations similar to this and much much worse. You will start to see people being be extremely poorly treated, physically harmed, and possibly even killed. 😢😢😢
Several years ago, someone from Hawaii checked into a hotel in Las Vegas. After showing his Hawaii ID they asked him for his passport. The visitor was then Hawaii governor, Ben Cayetano. The hotel later apologized. 🤦♂️
To become a US citizen is a choice that we have as a US national. I am a US National and I can go thru the legal process to naturalize to become a US citizen but I don't need to... so its a choice we US Nationals have
@@yamatomusashi1412 yes we can apply for a US passport. I do have a US passport but inside has an asterisk that'll notify immigration authorities that I'm not US citizen but a US national. "The bearer of this US passport is a US national"
The problem is that they are automatically registered to vote and need to update their system not blaming the people when they are the ones who didn’t do it right…
Native Samoans students of the seas can sail a dugout canoe across the pacific ocean reading the waves their abilities are legendary & not unknown to me I'm honored to have worked among them
Some Americans are ignorant about US Territories. Public schools have failed in this area.
Most “Americans” have no idea that America is a continent and not a country. They also aren’t aware that America is the name the Spaniards used to name the whole continent a full century before the Anglo Saxons(the thru immigrants) migrated here. What’s more ironic is that the people they consider “illegal immigrants” were called Americans a full century before the white people migrated to the already America by the Spaniards.
This is not only about ignorance. They is racism. It is not even the troopers jurisdiction to look into this.
Racism plays into this too. Some people don’t care whether there are American territories or not - look at the rhetoric surrounding Puerto Ricans.
some? lol alot!
It's a global phenomenon. Barry Soetero campaigned in all 57 states in 2008, and he was educated in Indonesia.
I served with many America Samoans in the United States Army. You saying they can’t vote. When they can put their lives on the line for our country?
The military has provisions where those who serve can be fast tracked to citizenship. Many vets have used it and the discrimination that stopped it was history not present day so there is no excuse. If you thin American Samoa should be a state vote for it to become one. Or even a possession like Puerto Rico.
They can vote as long as they live in a State.
The can’t vote in American Samoa because it is a Territory and not a State. They can vote if they move to one of the States. They don’t have to “immigrate” because they’re already US Nationals.
To be fair, it’s a really stupid legal issue that’s been around since the Guano Act when we annexed American (east) Samoa. Samoans are designated as “American Nationals” instead of “American Citizens” because the island of American Samoa is designated as a Unorganized Unincorporated Territory of the United States, which means it’s a territory of the US that has no government.
It’s a legal issue that has never been addressed, which is why American Samoans are not citizens but can travel to the US and gain citizenship (easier than any other immigrants but that’s not by much).
Puerto Ricans, Mariannans, Guamese, and Virgin Islanders are designated as American citizens but can’t vote in US elections unless they move to the US.
@cgallegos2106 so American can exploit the people and their resources without giving them equal rights .
Since when does state troopers go door to door asking for immigration status? Sounds sketchy af to me.
Part of the MAGA playbook
Yea, sounds more like someone is flexing their 'Good Ol Boy Club' muscle.
That’s the MAGA gestapo
Something does not sound right
@@Tintintanabulationget a life and stop blaming the republicans for this shit
Trooper: "We just want to talk."
LEGAL US CITIZEN: "How many are you?"
Trooper: "Umm 2."
Citizen: "Cool talk to each other."
He said 10 vehicles…
😂😂😂😂
Haha, if only that worked!
All this trouble because allegedly someone lost the school board chair to Mrs. Smith? What makes it more upsetting is that American Samoa produces the highest military enlistment than ANY other U.S. state or territory.
Nationalists are taking legal American jobs! They will take less pay and bring the economy down! We need to change this!
must be a Karen from that district that reported Tupe Smith. I'm glad she is still fighting for her case I don't blame her if she puts down US citizen or US national on those forms if the contexts on those forms are inconsistent across board. I hope she wins her case.
Marking two boxes would be a red flag and losing to who wanted to win is who informed.
that statistic barely means anything given american samoa's population is less than 50,000. A single person enlisting has a hugely disproportionate impact on their enlistment rate compared to basically every other part of the US and territories.
This is how white people get down 🤣🤣 same old intimidation tactics …. Open any history book & you will see this behavior many times over
How many cars? That’s a lot of resources. Someone had the troopers in their pocket.
A scared Rethuglikan as usual.
No, this was about "Officer Safety". These cowards in uniform knew, there was no crime (otherwise they would have had a warrant). But they decided to terrorise the Samoans in order to avoid fighting actual crime. It's always safer to go after people you know to be innocent, than fight actual crime.
Who runs Alaska at state level, and can tell the state troopers what to do?
This is what happens when cartoonish lunacy is allowed to persist and people in positions of power are misinformed to believe illegal immigrants stole an election from them. These troopers are all probably lunatic conspiracy theorists and thought they were taking their country back with a big show of force. Just looked like clowns 🤡
The commissioner of dept of public safety runs the troopers. Im a state employee.. ill be asking my senator for an investigation.
Good for you Darlene!
Never let a cop in without a search warrant.
for real tho' them troopers were ready for a take over if one of them Samoans were to lift one finger! I'm glad they asked for a warrant. now that the government's eye is on it I hope they will revisit their election process to make it make sense especially for the US nationals.
Samoa to Alaska. What a culture shock.
Samoa is a dream vacation
Yes, Samoans were targeted. Someone in the government agreed 💯👍🏽 to go after the samoans in Whittier.
You can fight their wars, but we are not citizens go figure
Alaska STATE government. MAGA
They were targeted by the Maga Cult
Not the White House. Someone in the local PD.
Someone who is maga initiated this.
Not surprising, we had Samoans going to the U of A who lived down the street from us. The cops were constantly harassing them about their immigration and Visa status. "We can have you deported if you don't answer our questions!" The University finally got in TPDs face about it and told them to knock it off. They were the best neighbor's ever. Loved their cookouts for everyone.
Is this the U of A in tucson?
@@chritopherherrera2349 Yup! We had five wonderful restaurants within walking distance of our house. Great movies and entertainment at the college. I really miss it. I don't miss the heat or the Tucson police though. 27 years of their version of policing left a very bad impression.
I hope you mean the university in Tucson…?
@@CrochetIsLife54 That would be correct. It is where I left the University of Arizona. It might have moved since I left....
@ Nah, it is still here in all its glory. I’m a retired UofA systems analyst. I loved working there.
US Samoans were denied citizenship decades ago because of racism. Time to correct that injustice and make them full citizens. It's disgraceful and a stain on our country they are not full citizens. They are hard working, patriotic Americans and deserve full citizenship.
They send Samoans to US military to get killed, then they get treated like this 🙄 horrible
lolololol, no. that's not true. Samoa can have citizenship if their government took the correct steps. But instead they chose to go a different path instead so they could keep the benefits and protection of the US but still make their own rules. It's lies like this that hurt liberals.
So they were there to supress any intent to vote??!!!
@@privateprivate5302seems like it
@@privateprivate5302 ???
Crazy. I served in the Navy alongside an officer who was Samoan. He was an Annapolis graduate and one gritty, hard nosed, determined dude. I had much respect for him. Hearing that he can serve his country with distinction but not vote is ludicrous.
I could be wrong, but I think citizenship comes with military service
@@purdhupley7864 You're thinking of Starship Troopers.
@@purdhupley7864military service may expedite the process, but you still have to formally apply for citizenship. It isn't automatic. Not sure how it works for US nationals, though.
@kutter_ttl6786 Thanks. I wasn't sure
@BrianWestlakes bahaa good one !! 🤣
LOL....I was born on Guam. I've had my Real Estate licenses held up, and my college enrollment cancelled because authorities did not have my "immigration status" or "green card" information. In the middle of one really bad winter in Wyoming I was threatened with deportation and I asked them to go ahead and send me back to Guam. Unfortunately it did not work out!
I had a Puerto Rican co-worker who had to contact the State Department to convince the principal of her children’s school that people from PR are citizens and do not need a visa or green card.
@@CrochetIsLife54 You'd think that somewhere in a school, they'd have someone that's familiar with history, governments, social studies, civics. Maybe someone that went to college for it, maybe has a degree and teaches people about this stuff. Maybe even a bunch of books with this info printed inside?
@ EXACTLY!!! It was insane that they had to educate the school administrators that Puerto Ricans are American citizens. They should have been able to figure it out for themselves.
Even the Roman Empire guaranteed citizenship for conquered peoples !
@@mike_d_melb_music_fan5229 Actually, obtaining citizenship in Rome was more difficult for people to achieve in ancient Rome. While it changed slightly over the centuries, one basically had to perform civil/military service in order to obtain citizenship. What’s more, you were required to perform these services whenever asked or risk losing your citizenship, and your right to vote. One could even be ostracized by your voting clan, hence losing any representation/protection from these voting blocks.
I never understood why American Samoan’s are not just US citizens instead of US national. It complicates things for no reason, they are already basically Citizens.
Because America Samoa is a U.S. terroritory and not a U.S. state!
Check out the insular court cases. The scotus ruled basically they're too primitive for full rights. Over 100 years ago and they still haven't been overruled.
They are US Citizens same as those of us born on the island of Guam. Those born in a protectorate like the Northern Mariannas are "Nationals"
@ I think you are mistaken. I double checked and it seems like both Guam and Northern Marianas are automatically US citizens which I though but only American Samoa are only US nationals.
@@leeman1525 Not quite right. They play a semantics game. I went through this issue with law enforcement being from Guam myself. There is no legal difference between a National and a Citizen with rights gained from natural birth. It is just like the difference between visiting a state and moving to a state. If I move from Wyoming to South Carolina I cease being a citizen with resident status in Wyoming and become a citizen resident of South Carolina with the right to vote in South Carolina. If I just visit South Carolina I am treated as a US National in South Carolina without the right to vote there. It took a federal judge to tell law enforcement and my grad school (they wanted to see my student visa) to knock it off and treat all people from US territories as US citizens. They are only "Nationals" if they were born before the territory became a US possession.
Since when are State Troopers are involved in immigration!
Part of Project 2025
Answer: When there is a Republican governor running the state.
They're not, The Feds are.
No@@Tintintanabulation
@@michaelpreston233 Bull Shit
This is outrageous. Why are Alaska cops even doing this in the first place?
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US election cycle got everyone especially these government agencies to come at us in some type of way.... I'm glad Darlene asked for a warrant and take the legal process to provoke them.
They always need more training when they mess up and with only a high school diploma needed for employment.There in all 50 states.
The orange moron still can’t accept he lost, continues to push bs, and now has created a frenzy of morons who don’t understand basic civics or that the US has had the most secure elections. Literally less than 100 instances of voter fraud in fifty years. Don’t let billionaires with fragile egos run our country.
To intimidate and instill fear
When your only source is your prejudice
Alberto, it ain't hard to tell that some Blanco said "we have a bunch of LatinX in the building, they are big and burly" when a descriptor creates r.acist panic.
not surprised, I've seen cops that don't know New Mexico is a US state.
I've seen people denied boarding a plane to Puerto Rico or New Mexico without a passport.
Yes, when my cousin filled out an application for college they told her she spoke English very well but that as a non-citizen she had to fill out a different form. She was born in New Mexico.
That doesn't bode well for the education system on a national level. "Teachers" can convince very young boys that they're actually girls, but teaching kids about all of the states of the US, not important......
I've heard of folks claiming that West Virginia isn't a state either.
@@bonniecarruth8429Crazy as hell. Some of these over privilege people don’t deserve the country that they inherited.
This is outrageous. They were targeted because some other person lost the school board seat. This needs to be fully investigated, and that person who started.This should be held accountable to the fullest extent. At the very least publicly exposed.
I'm curious how you feel about the whole thing now. Still worth sticking your neck out for? still worth speaking up, now they've got a president who agrees with them?
Oh well.
Americans getting cop-knocked for registering to exercise the freedom we share in the voting booth? Aw, hell nah.
Well, I’m here Nov 10, so it doesn’t seem that unbelievable now …
Contact the FBI and the DOJ and file a complaint. The MAGA state troopers committed crimes as their job description does not include playing immigration agents and should be charged appropriately. Also the election office has protocols when dealing with alleged violations and that does not include sending a dozen state troopers to shake down the alleged criminals. I'm sorry that these Samoan families experienced this racism and intimidation and I hope they get justice
@@redefiningmyself8598 where in the video did you get that these state troopers were MAGA?
@@redefiningmyself8598 there’s nothing in the video mentioned those state troopers are part of the MAGA party. To me there’s a lot of misunderstanding about the voting form or the voting process in Alaska. Full Samoan here born and raised back home now a US Citizens. Hopefully the State of Alaska fix that problem. God Bless America 🇺🇸
Take your BS assumption and send it to the Biden/Harris/Obama corrupt FBI, DOJ they would be happy to hear from you
I get it 😂
Don't blame President Trump for this!
Never good when government officials refuse to be interviewed about their actions on camera , it gives the impression they know they've overstepped their mark . An impression that usually turns out to be correct.
13 state trooper cars. What a complete display of terminal idiocy.
Oh it was a display alright.. But of force, not idiocy.
And now, well. Now... Yeah. Now it's encouraged from the top down.
Oh well.
The "boys" ran out of coffee and donuts and needed something to justify clocking in for OT...
@@BrianWestlakes "looking forward" for more shows of farce...errr....force after the Trump muppets get into office next year.
So much tax payer money wasted. Those troopers should pay back that money.
When peeps say "defund the police" -- this is the part of the police that needs to be "defunded". 13+ officers that could actually fighting really crime that makes citizens feel unsafe.
We have a vibrant Samoan community here in Alaska. I hope they get this fixed fast.
got some bad news for ya, bud. And some even worse news for your Samoan friends the state troopers don't like.
@@BrianWestlakes So what’s the news then? The way you left it there makes you sound like a MAGA White Nationalist…
@@TheOGAlaskajosh Oh I'm not one of those. Can't stand em. But I'll bet an easy $50 the Sherriff and his goons are.
You know what I think of nationalism? If you have accomplished nothing else in your life and all you have to be proud of is the country your mother was standing in when you fell out of her, that's not much to be proud of at all.
@@TheOGAlaskajosh No idea what he's about but i think this bs will get even worse after the mango messiah gets into office. His bootlicker muppets will probably have even less of a clue about who's an American and who isn't. I'll be a clownshow ... in a very very sad way though. Still hoping for the best.
They were NOT "misinformed", these uniformed criminals KNEW these folks were US citizens. Mind you, if they had any evidence, however flimsy, they would have gotten warrants. They didn't because there was no evidence, because there was no crime.
They just wanted to harrass and intimidate thosepeopple to avoid fighting actual crime, because they are racist cowards. And they should all face criminal charges for Intimidation, Official Oppression, Deprivation of Rights under the Colof of Law, Conspiracy against Rights, Violation of Oath of Office and counting... and they should be thrown in prison for many years.
They werent US citizens though. They are US nationals. American samoa doesnt get citizenship like guam and puerto rico do.
The question of American Samoa’s unincorporated status has recently gained attention, as prominent leaders and institutions call for re-evaluation of the century-old Supreme Court rulings known as the Insular Cases. These rulings effectively allow people in U.S. territories, including American Samoa, to be treated differently under U.S. law, reinforcing a status that many argue resembles second-class citizenship.
In a historic move, Assistant Attorney General Carlos Felipe Uriarte recently condemned these cases in a letter to Congress, explicitly denouncing the "racist rhetoric and reasoning" within the Insular Cases as incompatible with "foundational American principles of equality, justice, and democracy." This statement marks the Justice Department's strongest stance to date against the Insular Cases, acknowledging the long-standing inequities these rulings have enabled. Although the letter stops short of asking the Supreme Court to overrule them, it signals a unified policy within the Justice Department to reject these cases as valid legal precedents.
The Insular Cases, decided in the early 1900s, limited the extension of constitutional rights to territories acquired by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War. In one opinion, a justice referred to territories as “inhabited by alien races” who may not align with “Anglo-Saxon principles,” reflecting racist beliefs that have shaped territorial policy for over a century. These cases have been widely criticized as a legal basis for unequal treatment, with advocates like Neil Weare, co-director of Right to Democracy, noting that this public disavowal from the Justice Department represents a substantial shift.
For American Samoa, the implications are profound. Many residents support preserving the current status to protect communal land and traditional culture, fearing that full constitutional rights could disrupt these customs. However, others believe U.S. citizenship would rightly honor American Samoans’ long record of military service and sacrifices for the United States. Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor have both signaled openness to revisiting the Insular Cases, making it possible that the Supreme Court could eventually take up the issue.
If Congress and future U.S. leadership can forge a solution, they could offer American Samoans a path to U.S. citizenship while safeguarding the communal lands and cultural practices that define Samoan life. This balanced approach would reflect both the principles of equality and respect for American Samoa’s unique identity.
Hawaiian here, this has happened to me on the mainland several times. This is going to be an everyday thing now. Thanks people of color who voted for Trump. You played yourselves.
You aren't Hawaiian
@@HorriFied-s4n Everywhere the Spaniards landed there are people with Spanish names. There are also those in Hawaii who took Spanish names after the overthrow of Hawaii to protect their place in the Royal Court in the Kingdom of Hawai`i, such as Royal Spies, Assassins, Teachers and Royal blood lines that have no Spanish blood at all. The name Villanueva means New Village and is found everywhere there is an island in the Pacific where the Spanish landed. I went to the Philippines and met hundreds of Villanueva's, who were not related to me. Just because you don't know history doesn't mean you should spread BS.
@@carlosvillanueva8530 guess the question is are you actually Kanaka Maoli or are you just a local who lived in Hawai'i. Being from Hawai'i doesn't make you Hawaiian.
Don't blame people of color when so many white bigots are onbo0ard the Trump train.
Why doubt someone’s race in a comment on TH-cam? Unless you personally know a person, and they have confided in you what their race is, you don’t know. There are hundreds of thousands of Native Hawaiians living in Hawaii and the mainland.
So US Occupies their Island and won’t
even give them the Right to Vote. 🤣🤣
For those who don’t know.. Tulsi Gabbard was born in American Samoa.. she served in the US military and she ran for president of the USA.. she also votes and is a current standing member of congress for the state of Hawaii .. US nationals are allowed to vote. Also why back in 2020 Biden went to American Samoa to secure votes from the people there… when it comes to the constitution, bill of rights, and the outlying US territories ALL AMERICANS SHOULD BE EDUCATED ESPECIALLY THOSE who are getting paid to enforce the laws… ESPECIALLY SINCE AMERICAN SAMOA PUTS OUT THE MOST US MILITARY SOLDIERS PER CAPITA, THEY FIGHT AND DIE FOR THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE! More than any American
Update: American Samoans can participate in party primaries and caucuses because these are internal processes run by the political parties to select their presidential candidates. However, when it comes to the general election, voting is restricted to U.S. citizens. Since American Samoans are U.S. nationals, not full citizens, they can’t vote in the general election unless they reside in a U.S. state.
Primaries and caucuses help determine party nominees, while the general election selects the president.
Then let's vote for Trump, f Biden!
Only US nationals that already went thru the legal process "naturalization" to become US citizens can vote in the US presidential election but not all US nationals… most of the US nationals that I know preferred to stay as US nationals because its a hassle and a pain in the bu** to go thru the process. US congress woman Aumua Amata has been working on a bill to make it easier and free for our ppl that are US nationals to become US citizens not sure what the update is but that was the last I heard about it. Those that serves in the military in any branch so I heard they automatically become US citizen. Amen to that 🙏
@hardroad1536 I'm samoan and I'm voting for trump ❤
😊@@Naynah.684
She hasn’t been a member of congress for a long time.
Oh, like most U.S. citizens, I did not realize that there is a 3rd status. Not a U.S. Citizen, but a U.S. National. For me, if the U.S. is going to hang on to those lands, claiming them as U.S. territory, we need to change the law making them full citizens, no more "inbetweens". If not, then we need to let them form their own country, and get a treaty establishing leases for our military bases. One or the other.
Do non citizen US nationals have to pay tax if so what happened to no taxation without representation
Oh taxation without representation still exists. DC locals got so tired of it they even put it on their license plates.
add to that puerto ricans are considered US citizens and still don’t get representation.
they’ve never cared about citizen voices, even before 1776
*cries in DC native*
Technically no since Income tax is voluntary and only applies to income in the United States. The U.S. is in the District of Columbia and is not in Alaska.
In the US, LEGAL immigrants, who are not allowed to vote, including permanent residents, pay taxes from day 1. This is the LEAST of the range of problems with our broken immigration system. These Samoans were discriminated against due to racism, for not making them US citizens and, today, for sending so many troopers to hunt them down.
State employee are not allowed to enforce immigration law as confirmed by the US Supreme Court in the 90s when California State Employees in San Diego and San Bernardino didn't agree with state marijuana laws and wanted to enforce the Federal laws. It's also why there are "sanctuary" states because they can't afford to enforce immigration when congress won't fix the problem.
Can I have the name of that case? I think there might be a misunderstanding of the case. California does not enforce immigration law. If you are an employee, you can not decide you are going to overrule the boss and decide to enforce those laws. Did the SCOTUS case say they had to do what they were told?
3:45 People born in incorporated territories are US Citizens at birth but DO NOT have the right to vote in Federal elections while they live in the territories. They only have the right to vote if they move to one of the 50 states or to D.C.
Why shouldn't she have a seat on the school board. Her kids go to school there. She lives there and she's a USA national. Makes no sense that she has charges for winning a school board election!
She probably has the right to be on the school board but not the right to vote. Glad I could clear that up for you. Turns out where I live you have to be a registered voter to be on the school board.
With America's occupation of American Samoa and their need to have their harbor since World War 2 and the dedication to the men and women of Samoa who have proudly served in the armed forces for decades, it's time to incorporate the island. With China taking over the islands in the south pacific and occupying much of Samoa, now more than ever show the Alofa for the people of American Samoa, it's long over due.
This is not the 19th Century Theres this place called THE UNITED NATONS and has supprted decolonization efforts for 80 former colonies and over 750 million people. The Asia Pacific is not 'taking over' islands. Stay off the FOX NEWS addiction kid
American ignorance over world geography is bad but over US states and territories is downright embarrassing. I've even heard of people from New Mexico being accused of being foreigners because of the name of their state. It is bad enough when the average citizen is ignorant but for public employees, especially law enforcement, it is inexcusable. Far worse, is the abuse of power by state troopers going to people's homes and demanding their immigration status, especially if the state itself is putting out confusing information.
As a Filipino I love my Samoan people, sorry this happened to you guys, aloha from HI..
MANUIA😀🤙🏽
That's Hawaiians who say Aloha. Samoans say Talofa.
@Draqoni commenter said he is a Filipino from Hawaii
@@Draqoni333 yes Samoan here Manuia is another word for cheers 😊
Let’s see if I have this right, As a US National they have the right to server their country and to die for their country, but they don’t have the right to vote for that same government because of a play on words.
If you are eligible to serve and die for your country then you are entitled to vote for your country. It’s time that the government makes the final decision and give these people the full respect that they deserve because right now the government is reaping the benefits as a country but denies the people the same rights and respect in return by denying them the right to vote.
The government wants the benefit without the support.
even if granted citizenship they’ll probably end up like puerto rico. they can vote on SOME things, but get no federal representation. hell DC doesn’t even get any
They should all sue.
How about now.
When the police knock- do not answer unless they have a search warrant. The only thing you say is "I do not answer questions, I do not consent to searches"- Always record!
As a police force in another country would say - PAPERS! SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS!
I know the seriousness of the quote but why did I read it in their voice & it just made ur comment funny asf 😂🤣🤣😂
My ex is Samoan. Half of my Daughters aunts and uncles are in the military. They were all born in American Samoa it’s shameful that they are still not considered citizens while the ones in the military fight for this (their) country and their spouses and kids deal with the racism while they try to live a normal happy wife while worrying about their spouse who is out on duty.
This happened because of the sweet 16yr old who was viciously gunned down in her home because she was holding a knife. That mayor or governor is a complete waste of space.
Demagoguery is an appeal to people that plays on their emotions and prejudices rather than on their rational side.
Demagoguery is a manipulative approach - often associated with dictators and sleazy politicians - that appeals to the worst nature of people. Demagoguery isn't based on reason, issues, and doing the right thing; it's based on stirring up fear and hatred to control people. For example, a politician who stirs up a fear of immigrants to distract from other issues is using demagoguery.
HOW DISGUSTING!!!!!! This will get EVEN WORSE when the convicted felon moves into the White House!
he won, move on
This feels highly illegal. Someone better get fired over this...
It is in Chicago there is a sanctuary ordinance that a police officer can’t stop and sank for your papers because they think you are undocumented.
@LOVELY0482 HEY SHUT UP!!!!
Show me your papers.
it's here folks
I'd say I told you so but I'm too busy saying I told you so.
Vote all Republicans out of office November 5th
Democraps did this u idiot. Americans paid 600 billion. To bring in illegal immigrants, thanks to the democraps u idiot
Oh so it is the republicans fault and I am sure it is Trump fault..You ppl are disgusting ..The Republicans or Trump is not running this country right now
Vote all pdf files out of office on November 5th.
@@letthatsinkin7879that’s what they said
Thought the current administration are democrats?
Get a lawyer and take them to court.
For knocking on the door?
Your a 🤡
@David53D you're a clown
I am Puerto Rican and I have had the same problem many times. They just don't teach it as part of the American geography class in our school system.
Ive never subscribed to "anti colonialism" rhetoric, but when Samoans are literally second class citizens ? No disrespect to Americans personally, but before telling smaller countries how to behave, clean up your own act USA .
To make a distinction between people born in an incorporated US territory vs an unincorporated US territory is ridiculous. What’s worse, the state itself is putting people like these at risk of harassment by law enforcement because of this auto-enroll non-sense our state has implemented. The only thing a judge should conclude from all this is that the state should be ordered to fix this issue, and let these folks go.
They dont see Elon Musk and Melania Trump as immigrants. Could it be our skin color that we are always the target?
This is only going to get worse now. Good work America.
I like to ask a simple question, How many European/White are being asked for papers?
If the state sent you a card to vote, sue the state for enticing you to break the law.
Sue them for discrimination and violation of your civil rights.And the United States does NOT own Samoa.
@kekipikahele8643 sorry... but they do. It's American territory.... hence the name American samoa
@@mtime143 They do Not “own” Samoa. Just like they don’t own Hawaii. Americans are guests in Samoa. Get your facts straight. That’s the problem with Americans. They think they can own other people’s countries… they are no different than their parasitic friends in Israel 🤷🏽♂️
@@mtime143no they don’t there was a deed of cession done which probably is not truly valid if you dig into it also we still have are own rules that the U.S. can’t touch
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you are so woke that your brain is ICE
Screw corporate America. The land was us aboriginal folks first. Its OUR LAND
Learn American History! It is disgusting that people do not know of American Samoa?
American Samoa is a territory of the U.S. .. therefore they are legal residents of the U.S.
People didn’t pay attention in school. They slept during class and clearly are slow.
Let’s remember this folks… American Samoa.. it’s even in the name.
Why you bringing "resident" into the discussion, we were talking about citizens and nationals.
BTW there are tons of US residents who can't vote, and even more who can't be president.
@ American Samoans are residents and also nationals of the U.S. because it’s a territory.. they have the right to be in the U.S.
Calling the police on ppl from a territory of the U.S. is a waste of police time!
Your not supposed to comply unless they have a lawyer present this pisses me off because of the way they went about it.
Those samoans have a right to not give any information.
Unfortunately most people have no clue about their rights.
Not misinformed just pure semi-literate ignorance.
Your papers please 😠
Not a good time to be different.
They looking for something to do before they get cut off of payroll. Those loser’s look hella old. 😂😂😂
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boss is from Puerto Rico, studied at Penn State.
he has some similar stories about interactions with East coast troopers (mostly, but not exclusively south of Mason Dixon)
It ask on the PFD application to mark “ Non U.S. Citizen / US National”. That’s now simplified and easy to understand. The problem is there aren’t options on some Govt forms for US. Nationals, so we mark US citizens instead.
I received Votinng registration reminders alot, even after letting them know. So I registered but never vote. Just so to see if they’ll let me.
@@wiilli7685 💯 it’s not our fault… like what the guy said when he went to do his license at DMV he literally asked he is not a US citizen he is a US national what should I mark and unfortunately the representative asked him “What is a US national?” 🤦♀️ it’s sad but oh well glad it’s coming out so the officials can reassess the situation and hopefully update their government forms
@@Naynah.684 oh yes. So far PFD now got that sorted out. 💯
@@wiilli7685 👏👏👏
It sounds like there are some racial issues I'm that area and they are targeting people.
@@aleathacoleman6413 indeed it ended up to that over a govt board position.
Get used to it. Y'all just voted to normalize this kind of illegal activity.
Never talk to the police.
Always ask for a warrant WITH an affidavit from a judge.
Never talk to the police.
Honestly it’s time we incorporate our territories like American Samoa
Too many Democrat voters.
Stay Strong my Samoan people 💙 ❤️ ♥️ there's always an idiot law enforcement out there somewhere 😅😅😅😅cheeehooo
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Imagine what it will be like starting next year.
This is MAGA in action.
Get a Passport Card and buckle up, it’s going to be a rough ride.
It sad samoa is called American Samoa,and they don't have any rights whatsoever.
There are two Samoas, one is American Samoa as being referred to in video as an unincorporated US territory . And then there is Samoa- formerly called Western Samoa which is an independent island country. And i think they do have rights in American Samoa just as much as they do in other US territories as well as US states.
@@yamatomusashi1412 the only difference between the two samoas are the name.. nothing else.. the people are one in the same.. not brothers or cousins but the same people. Same history same culture same language same everything.. other than who occupied who, America vs New Zealand/ Germany/ whoever else
They do have rights, just not to vote in presidential elections
@@thehighcheef9836 the highcheef is also most correct.
Bull, they can travel or move anywhere within the US , work, collect government benefits etc.
And so it begins…..
This is just the beginning.
These Troopers,
FU.
This is simple, trim the voter numbers that do not follow the political party ideals.
Be papered for this crap to get even worse for the next 4 year's.
Deliberate intimidation
They weren’t sent there to “question “ them.
Samoa cant vote in elections.. American Samoa either
@@S.V.TeFiti American Samoa can vote for the caucus. Which is the nominee for each party
Unless they are U.S. citizens
@@liliisiufanua5830 then they wouldn't be samoan, they American-Samoan. I think American Samoa should be able to vote in presidential elections...
@@liliisiufanua5830 that is incorrect.. American Samoa holds a caucus as part of the Democratic primary process, it is a small and remote U.S. territory with a relatively small number of delegates (6 delegates in 2020). Major presidential candidates, including Biden, typically focus their campaigns on larger states and battleground areas with more significant delegate counts.
However, Biden did win the Democratic caucus in American Samoa, securing four of the six available delegates, while Michael Bloomberg won the remaining two… that’s a whole other story, Biden sent AS government 500million to help “secure” those delegate votes back in 2020. Look it up. But yes AS can’t vote in Presidential Elections but they can nominate who will run.. In the 2024 election, Donald Trump secured all six of American Samoa’s delegate votes for the Republican nomination .
@@S.V.TeFiti there are ways for any Samoan to become a U.S. citizen like married or through their kids etc… and also the visa lottery
American law officials are not even aware of U.S territories and who are nationals. No wonder that country is in the shape its in lol.
As soon as Trump is back in the White House you will see more and more situations similar to this and much much worse. You will start to see people being be extremely poorly treated, physically harmed, and possibly even killed. 😢😢😢
Several years ago, someone from Hawaii checked into a hotel in Las Vegas. After showing his Hawaii ID they asked him for his passport. The visitor was then Hawaii governor, Ben Cayetano. The hotel later apologized. 🤦♂️
Kefe!
Hahahaha
😂
😅😂 keste ia se
it's only going to get worse
If this is happening now, just imagine how bad things will get when it's the Trump administration in charge 🤢
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This is only the beginning
Whose in charge??! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Let me getvit straight, are you saying it is the Democrats fault?
@@imjelo absolutely ..12 of the last 16 years …complete control ..absolutely 80% 💙self inflicted
@@Makaha-87B *Who's not "whose".
@@Makaha-87BDemocrats don't have a reputation for racial discrimination but we know who does. 🙄
@ are you high …DEMOCRATS are the party of the KKK. They were the party of the South. Maybe read a book comrade …gotta be foreign
Well thank god we just elected a president who'll put a stop to this fascist shit. Wait, WHAT?
Yes it was misinformed. American Samoa is a US territory. And they vote republican and democrats. But they don't vote for us president I think.
To become a US citizen is a choice that we have as a US national. I am a US National and I can go thru the legal process to naturalize to become a US citizen but I don't need to... so its a choice we US Nationals have
It's good you hav options. As a US national, do you have US passports too?
@@yamatomusashi1412 yes we can apply for a US passport. I do have a US passport but inside has an asterisk that'll notify immigration authorities that I'm not US citizen but a US national. "The bearer of this US passport is a US national"
@@Naynah.684 wow! So interesting. Now i know. Thank you for sharing
@@yamatomusashi1412yes
5:22 I love the bobcat parked in the striped no parking area reserved for vehicle ramps between the handicapped spots
An Arizona state trooper called for back up because he had a car full of illegals from Puerto Rico.
Just a harbinger of things to come.
Never open the door to Police or any other government authorities unless they have a search warrant. Never answer any of their questions.
This is about to get turned up to 11
If a "national" is different from a citizen and cannot vote in Alaska, I don't see what the problem is.
The problem is that they are automatically registered to vote and need to update their system not blaming the people when they are the ones who didn’t do it right…
Native Samoans students of the seas can sail a dugout canoe across the pacific ocean reading the waves their abilities are legendary & not unknown to me I'm honored to have worked among them
Unbelievable just sad on what these troopers did maybe its time to pull the U.S military from Samoa
Only Alaska police and Troopers are crazy like Nazis