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Tony Cruz loves living in Florida; he's been here since 2010. But he missed the flavors of Guayama, the town on the south coast of Puerto Rico where he grew up.

As the first Puerto Rican American elected to Congress in 1992, Rep. Nydia Velázquez has since helped nurture scores of progressive people of color seeking 

And there are 37 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which have made laws giving legal access to 

The majority are of Mexican descent, but others trace their lineage to places like Guatemala, El Salvador or Puerto Rico. Jose Marentes, a freelance artist,