This article argues that while both Republicans and Democrats seek to attract Hispanic and Latinx voters, they fall short by failing to address systemic inequities and implement meaningful policies that uplift these communities. The author uses the example of Puerto Rico's history under U.S. control to illustrate the exploitation and marginalization faced by Latin and Hispanic countries and people.
One clear lesson from the recent election cycle, which will certainly carry forward to the next one, is that Republicans and Democrats are chomping at the bit to attract more Latinx and Hispanic voters.Republicans, for their part, are looking to continue their progress. A greater share of Latinx and Hispanic voters cast ballots for Donald Trump in this one election than for any Republican candidate in history.
And now, PROMESA, a project of the Obama administration that officials vowed would help, is failing dismally.For the last 127 years since it came under U.S. control, Puerto Rico has had virtually no ability to chart its own future. And the island can't get out of its deep economic hole because its trade policy is dictated by U.S. law. Puerto Ricans are simply beholden to the whims of U.S. policymakers.
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