Time for precision when we discuss the #LatinoVote & #Latino Demographic. There are 36 million Mexican Americans in the U.S. There are 2 million Cuban Americans. Yet there are 3 Mexican American & 3 Cuban American U.S. Senators.
Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, interviews Axios Justice and Race Reporter Russell Contreras examines why. This follows up Contreras' piece: The elusive political power of Mexican Americans.
Air Date: March 16, 2021
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