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Vincent Perez: “For every black seat that they're creating under this map…”

Featuring: Vincent Perez, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 77

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Racial Gerrymandering in Texas: A Lawmaker Speaks Out

Published | Video Starts at 17:35

So the Republicans, another favorite line that they use as well, we're creating two black seats. There weren't any before. Well, For every black seat that they're creating under this map, it allows them to create two white ones. Okay, so for every one black district they create, they create two white ones. For the extra Latino seat that they're creating, they put so many Latinos in one district that it opens up the other one to have white majorities. (17:35–17:41)

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Asserts that the creation of black districts allows for more white districts.

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