JOE BIDEN/PUERTO RICO: “There should be no second-class citizens in America, period. Nobody should be treated like a second-class citizen. And this president has treated Puerto Rico, and Puerto Rican citizens, and Puerto Ricans in the United States as second-class citizens… He refers to Puerto Ricans in ways that are derogatory. I think that this is … it’s outrageous the way he’s treated Puerto Rico and I think that, you know, like I said, there should be no second-class citizens.
We gotta make sure that they have all the healthcare they need. Medicare and Medicaid. And make sure we have to keep the commitment we made to rebuild the country after it was devastated by Maria, ensure that we provide for education help in Puerto Rico. The University of Puerto Rico should get the same kind of assistance that historic black colleges and minority universities get. We should be doing so much more. Look, these are American citizens. He doesn’t know that, but they are American citizens and they should be treated like American citizens.”
-Joe Biden in an interview with José Díaz-Balart, “WATCH: Joe Biden says he will stop deportations in the first 100 days of his presidency,” telemundo.com, Sep. 15, 2020