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Restitution to Hispanics and to Latin America - A Marshall Plan

By Victor Pinzon
Washington, DC. August 9, 1999

We would like to remind certain US Government like Congressmen Lincoln Diaz-Balart, whom at times says he is and represents Hispanic Americans in the United States, that just as he has been fighting for the fair restitution of the properties illegally taken by the Cuban government -which we strongly support-, that he should also fight for the fair restitution of all properties and assets usurped under the color of Manifest Destiny or otherwise, by the Federal and State Governments from Hispanics and Latin America. Such as: one, during and after the forced signing of the Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty of 1848; two, during and after the Spanish American War in 1898; three, during and after the taken of Panama from Colombia in 1903; and four, during and after all other similar situations in our past history.

The people who stand for respect of human rights, for the rule of law, for fairness and decency must demand the proper and immediate valuable restitution or compensation of the Federal and involved State Governments to the Hispanic people for their having usurped and robbed of their properties, assets, pride, discriminated in their own lands, loss of past and future enjoyment and financial gains of said assets.

The type of restitution suggested should include a real and effective way to truly help and contribute to the educational, economical, and political empowerment of the peoples of Latin America, the Caribbean, and most particularly the peoples of the countries affected, such as: Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, even the Philippines. A Marshall Plan, like the one that restituted Europe and Japan after WWII, and Korea after the Korean War, for Latin America is not only fair and just but highly and desperately necessary for the future and continued economic strength and security of the United States. At the end of this process, the United States will come out a major winner and stronger benefiting substantially from what could be an over 400 million strong and fast growing market from the countries of the region. Instead, we have over 70 % of the people in state of poverty in the region today, under productive, under achieving. We, at The Americas Foundation, have developed a strategic plan to contribute to effectively bring most of this segment of the population into productivity and employment getting decent wages. As a result, they will start receiving and having growing disposal income thereby entering into the market. This is a win-win-win scenario.
It is to be noted that the United States -Washington's decision to implement the Marshall Plan in Europe and Asia -was successfully implemented in countries that historically have not provided the substantial vast natural resources, valuable land, water ways, assets and other as taken from the Latin American countries by Washington throughout the history of the United States.

Closure must come on these issues as soon as possible for the own benefit, strength and security of the United States. President Bill Clinton started the process recently when he publicly mildly apologized to the people of Guatemala for the US illegal and devastating / destructive involvement during the 1950’s and afterwards in their internal government affairs. However, no restitution has yet been considered for that one sad episode.

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Victor Pinzon
930 M Street, NW,  Suite 906 Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 202-371-9696 • Fax: 202-216 9550
vicpinzon@theamericas.org
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