Puerto Ricans could largely influence presidential race in Florida

Florida's Puerto Rican could play a big role in this election.

As a major swing state with 29 electoral votes Florida is the most likely state to tip the election and will likely come down to the Latino vote. The only way Clinton can win the state is if she motivates enough Latino voters and so far Latino early votes are up 150 percent compared to 2012.

Puerto Ricans, who typically vote Democrat, now make up more than a quarter of the state's Latino voters after more than 130,000 came to the state between 2006 and 2013.

While Puerto Ricans on the island are U.S. citizens they have no representation in Congress. The way the Republicans have handled economic decisions on the island could prompt their voter turnout to be anti-Republcian giving Clinton the important votes.

The U.S. government gave business a tax break if they moved to Puerto Rico instead of somewhere else. This cost the government a lot of money, so in 2006 they ended the tax break on U.S. businesses in Puerto Rico, which put the island's economy in a recession. It was Republicans who supported this decision.

Puerto Ricans have responded by leaving the island, many of them going to Florida, especially the Orlando region. Now they could very likely influence this presidential election.

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/4/13521530/florida-puerto-rican-hispanic-vote