Premise: The term United States is defined in the INA and Part 1626 as the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.

Hypothesis: The United States definition came about as the result of an international conference, but only after a group of United States officials had made their own decision, so as not to offend the residents and politicians of their home country. 
Relation: neutral