Veronica Escobar: “Latino communities represent nationally 27% of the deaths…”

“And I think one of the things that doesn't get talked about enough is the impact of the coronavirus on Latino communities represent nationally 27% of the deaths, yet we are only 18% of the population. Wow. Yeah. Many of our Latino workers are on the front lines in grocery stores delivering, et cetera, you know, from the immigrants in the fields, picking food for us …” (05:04–05:13)

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