Erwin Cifuentes is a Contributing Editor for Southern Pulse Info where he focuses on politics, economics and security issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has worked as a writer for The Latin Americanist blog since 2005 and is the social media editor for the website's Twitter page. Erwin is also a graduate of Florida International University, and a member of the Association of Latino Professionals for America along with the Jackie Robinson Foundation Alumni Association.
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