It was mentioned that the underlying goal was simply to improve Republican performance, and Representative Hunter relied on the lawyers to draw the lines. But any fair reading of this map shows what it actually does. It systematically dilutes Latino and black voting strength while cementing and increasing Anglo control. Any claim to the otherwise is either misunderstanding the racial realities of this map or is deliberately misrepresenting the truth. And neither approach is worthy of this chamber. (02:14–02:21)
CLAIM
Asserts that the map reduces Latino and black voting power while increasing white control.
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