Juan Ciscomani: “I was born in Mexico, came to the US when I was 11, became a…”

“My dad and I used to wash cars when I was a kid to make gans meat. So I have strong roots and connections. Now I'm an immigrant. I was born in Mexico, came to the US when I was 11, became a US citizen in 2006. and then 16 years later elected to the United States Congress as the first immigrant from Mexico to be elected to the to any kind of federal office in Arizona's history.” (01:38–01:44)

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