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Nydia Velázquez: “By doing so, they seem to adopt the same reasoning used by racist and xenophobic Justices of the Supreme Court in the…”

On the recordApril 13, 2021
By doing so, they seem to adopt the same reasoning used by racist and xenophobic Justices of the Supreme Court in the early 20th century that decided the infamous Insular Cases.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Velazquez criticizes arguments against Puerto Rican statehood as reminiscent of historical racism.

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