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Karen Bass: “40% of the construction industry is Latino. I think it's way…”

Featuring: Karen Bass, Democratic | Mayor of Los Angeles | California

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Published | Video Starts at 12:48

The. The culture of Los Angeles. Can you address that? So I absolutely can address that. You know, you take the construction industry, for example. People say that 40% of the construction industry is Latino. I think it's way higher than that. If you look at who is rebuilding the Palisades, it looks like it's 90%. You know, you could look at people who do landscaping, gardeners, a lot of small business owners, too. (12:48–12:54)

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Asserts that the Latino representation in the construction industry is higher than 40%.

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