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Cesar Blanco: “Latinos make up 16% of the population, but account for 31%…”

Featuring: Cesar Blanco, Democratic | Texas Senate, District 29

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State Rep. Cesar Blanco addresses the Tejano Democrats 2020 State Convention

Published | Video Starts at 04:23

The pandemic has shown that the built in advantages some people have while others, like our brothers and sisters in the black community and Latinos, have been infected at a rate higher than the share of the population. And Latinos make up 16% of the population, but account for 31% of all coronavirus cases. And what's the reason for that? Far too often we don't have the ability to work from home. If we don't go to work, we don't get a check. (04:23–04:30)

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Asserts that Latinos represent 16% of the population but 31% of COVID-19 cases.

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