The Adventures Of The Narco-Elite / Maureen Tkacik

The Miami New Times sort of drudges it up now and again. But it's really not something that people talk about in the context of Marco Rubio. And I think this is just a classic mainstream media mistake. I think that where a person comes from… who their family is… how they grew up… and most importantly, how they bankrolled their political career is extremely relevant for knowing the type of policies they're going to pursue. And having done a little bit of research, the Miami lobby, is something that sort of mirrors and is also very much aligned with the Israel lobby, right? Kind of known for its wealth and influence. It punches way above its weight. When it comes to getting what it wants in foreign policy, they have successfully rendered American foreign policy toward Latin America as sort of absolutist, neoliberalism. We really don't tolerate a whole lot of social welfare spending in Latin America.