Puerto Ricans' movement to the mainland is voluntary in some ways, but in others, it is strongly motivated by the transformations in the island economy that resulted from modernization and U.S. domination. Which theory can be used to best explain their process of entering the United States?

A. Gordon's model of assimilation
B. intersectionality
C. Marxism
D. the Blauner hypothesis
E. the Noel hypothesis


Answer: D

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