Explain how US involvement in Central America led to an increase in Central American asylum-seekers & migrants during the 1980s until today.

In at least one paragraph, compare and contrast US involvement in Cuba and Puerto Rico.
In at least one paragraph, explain how US involvement in Central America led to an increase in Central American asylum-seekers & migrants during the 1980s until today.
In at least one paragraph, summarize the US treatment of Californios and Mexican Americans from 1849-1935.
From your own situated perspective,
In at least one paragraph, share your thoughts on US interventions in former Spanish colonies.
This question is pretty open, but if you need a more detailed prompt, you can answer one or more of the following: Do you feel US interventions help or hinder former Spanish colonies? Do you feel there are other ways the US should intervene? What would these countries be like if the US had never intervened?
If you are Latinx or have friends or family that is Latinx, you can include those experiences if you feel comfortable.
Your answer could focus on the countries we covered (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Central American countries, and Mexico) and/or can include countries we did not discuss, like those in South America.
In at least one paragraph, share your personal critical analysis of Section 2: Brief Overview of U.S. Imperialism in North & Central America. For example, you can talk about what you agreed with, what you didn’t agree with, what you want to know more about, etc.
Remember you will never get a bad grade for disagreeing with the readings or lecture, but you must be able to explain why you do not agree.

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