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Ruben Gallego: “If Latinos as a growing population of this country do not…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Latino Families Are Struggling to Get Ahead

Published | Video Starts at 11:43

So I'm just trying to figure out any way to kind of get this, because I do think it's important, you know, If Latinos as a growing population of this country do not get into housing, we're not going to build wealth. If we're not going to build wealth, we're going to end up being a poorer, poorer community. And by the way, if the Latino community is poor, that means the country is poor. (11:43–11:50)

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Asserts that Latino community wealth is dependent on home ownership.

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