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Vincent Perez: “You're going to have decades or generations of Latino and…”

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 14:43

And it's crazy that we're talking about this in these terms, but do you want your kid to grow up, you know, decades, you know, where their voice is not perceived as equal, as somebody else? And that's what's going to happen, is that You're going to have decades or generations of Latino and black Texans who are going to grow up in a society where, again, objectively, just looking at the breakdown of this representation, their presence in the state of Texas is not nearly as valuable as that of white residents. And I think nobody wants that for your children. So whether you're Republican or Democrat, black, white, Latino, Asian, we should not allow the government to cater to one particular group. (14:43–15:02)

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Asserts that the redistricting maps devalue the presence of Latino and black Texans compared to white residents.

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