Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said "the disenfranchisement of Puerto Ricans is rooted in the history--the colonial and imperialist history that we have had" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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the disenfranchisement of Puerto Ricans is rooted in the history--the colonial and imperialist history that we have had

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Ocasio-Cortez links Puerto Rican disenfranchisement to U.S. colonial history.

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