An attack on 18-year-old Cuban-American and Parkland activist Emma González for not speaking Spanish by an Iowa Republican congressman’s campaign staff highlights the pressures U.S.-born Latinos face on language.
“This is how you look when you claim Cuban heritage yet don’t speak Spanish and ignore the fact that your ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp, after removing all weapons from its citizens; hence their right to self defense,” read a meme with Gonzalez’s photo that was posted on Rep. Steve King’s campaign Facebook page.
After facing criticism for attacking the teenager, King’s campaign team deleted the post. The use of Spanish by U.S. Hispanics has long been a hot political topic. READ MORE AT THE DAILY JOURNAL
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