Let s get this out of the way first: I am a Cuban-American who proudly voted for Joe Biden. I spent all of November 7 celebrating after I heard the news of his win. And yet I can understand why many Cuban-Americans voted for Donald Trump.
Given how many social-media memes, TV/cable/streaming networks, and people I know (including young Cuban-Americans) are attacking Cuban-Americans as a group for the way they cast their votes, I think it s important for me to explain that while I absolutely do not align with pro-Trump Cuban voters, I believe that trying to understand that phenomenon instead of simply attacking it is crucial to the survival of our democracy and the promise of democracy in Cuba.