Nydia Velázquez actually said...

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

04/13/2021

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