people who are born in american samoa are called u.s. nationals, not u.s. citizens. this means they have some of the same rights as citizens but not all of them. unlike people who are not americans at all, american samoans can go to any other part of the united states they want and live there for as long as they want. but they are not allowed to vote, to be on juries in court, to run for office, or to hold any job that the employee has to be a citizen to hold. for contrast, someone born in puerto rico or guam is a citizen, so if they move to a state, they are allowed to vote in that state and in all federal elections.