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Veronica Escobar: “The Latino community is not a monolith.”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Race in America_ Hispanic Heritage Month with Rep. Veronica Escobar

Published | Video Starts at 13:33

I think it's also really important to recognize, which you and I know full well, but for the rest of the country to recognize that The Latino community is not a monolith. And so in Texas alone, for example, you look at how much more conservative Latinos are in the Rio Grande Valley versus in a community like mine, you know, just … (13:33–13:36)

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Asserts that the Latino community is diverse and not uniform in its views.

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