Fed Judge: [Hispanic] Cultural Nationalism Equals Racism

b. Cultural Nationalism: The Silent Discriminatory Motive - Chief U.S. District Judge JOSE FUSTE SYLVIA DIFFENDERFER, et al. plaintiffs v. RAMON E. GOMEZ-COLON, et al., Defendants. -- Excerpt from "Opinion and Order" by Chief U.S. District Judge JOSE ANTONIO FUSTE - S/José Antonio Fusté -- September 2, 2008 b. Cultural Nationalism: The Silent Discriminatory Motive According to our experience as a federal judge, born, raised, and educated in Puerto Rico, we find that the only logical explanation for Defendants’ position against a bilingual ballot is a disguised form of discrimination rooted in cultural nationalism. Since 1898, Puerto Ricans have responded...

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