Javier Hernández, Author of "Puerto Rico For Puerto Ricans - Why It Will Always Be That Way"
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Author Javier Hernández joins David to discuss his new book Puerto Rico for Puerto Ricans - Why It Will Always Be That Way.
Topics include:
:03 Colonialism, Puerto Rican culture and nationality
:13 English and Puerto Rico's class system
:16 The myth of Puerto Rico Statehood
:20 Why Statehooders hate Casa Pueblo
:23 National Rail/Transit for Puerto Rico
:26 2014 GAO Report
:30 The Reality of Taking Congressional Seats
:34 Financial Independence and "Puerto Rico: The Economic Case for Sovereignty"
:36 The Need for Election Oversight in PR Elections
:42 Electoral Alliances
:49 Immigration and Xenophobia
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