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Stacey Plaskett: “The Insular Cases have created a near permanent colonial status for those living in the territories.”

On the recordJuly 27, 2020
The Insular Cases have created a near permanent colonial status for those living in the territories.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett criticizes the Insular Cases for perpetuating colonialism in U.S. territories.

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