Obama in Puerto Rico: The politics behind the visit
President Obama stepping off Air Force 1
More Puerto Ricans live on the mainland of the United States than live on the island of Puerto Rico. And many of those living in the Puerto Rican diaspora reside in the Presidential swing state of Florida. President Obama is likely courting them on his official state visit to Puerto Rico. Frances Robles, Caribbean correspondent for the Miami Herald, and Fernando Pizarro, Washington correspondent for Univision, talk about the visit.
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