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Maria Elvira Salazar: “That island [Cuba] can turn into Taiwan, Singapore, Hong…”

Featuring: Maria Elvira Salazar, Republican | U.S. House Florida, District 27

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Senator Rick Scott and Members of Florida Delegation React to Raul Castro Indictment

Published | Video Starts at 34:23

So right there it gives you a perfect example with numbers of what a free Cuba with overseas Cubans going in with capital and know how could do with that island. That island [Cuba] can turn into Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, only 90 miles away from Miami. And we know that because we live among the Cuban Americans who are eager and highly with a high desire to go back, back and forth. (34:23–34:29)

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Asserts that Cuba has the potential to become economically prosperous like Taiwan, Singapore, or Hong Kong.

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