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El Gato, what is the difference between an American citizen and an American national?

[El Gato]

El Gato, what is the difference between an American citizen and an American national?

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/8/1101.html

Sec. 1101. - Definitions

(a) (22) The term ''national of the United States'' means

(A) a citizen of the United States, or

(B) a person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent [but not necessarily exclusive] allegiance to the United States.