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How Puerto Rico Became an Issue in the US Presidential Election
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0:57Now PlayingPuerto Rico is suddenly an issue in the US presidential election after a comedian at a Trump rally insulted the second-largest group of Hispanics in the US. María Paula Mijares Torres breaks down what you need to know.
As the candidates for the US presidency work to win over the last undecided voters ahead of a Nov. 5 election that polls suggest will be especially close, one constituency they’ve zeroed in on is Latinos, who make up about 15% of eligible voters, according to a Pew Research Center study. For Republican Donald Trump, the focus went awry when a comedian at an Oct. 27 rally for him insulted Puerto Ricans, the second-largest group of Hispanics in the US, calling their place of origin a “floating island of garbage.”
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