I don’t disagree with you that we treat people differently. Like paying lower minimum wages to people in our territories. Like having them pay into the federal tax system (SS, etc), but not providing the same benefits back out to them based on their living in a territory. Make them a state and make the rules the same, or let them go and have their own system.
But, whether you like the process or not, legally, they are US citizens.
Apparently Stockholm Syndrome doesn’t work well when you are beating them and killing their babies.
This case is going to be studied from so many different angles.