But when you think of d. C. , you mostly think of dead white guys, am i right . Like washington, jefferson, lincoln. Well, guess what. Latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latintinged music] in fact, Latinx Heroes Have fought in every war for the United States for centuries. This goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. American forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by A Young Venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. And then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. Almost half of them were mexicanamerican, and that was only 13 years after the mexicanamerican war. Now wheres the monument for that . Huh . Huh . Huh . Now, today, nearly 20 of the u. S. Population is latin, and our numbers are growing. Our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2 of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do
of dead white guys, am i right? like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do have some prominent figures, like ale
hello and welcome to all of you watching us around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, a covid-era immigration policy expires in the u.s. how the end of title 42 will affect migrants who want to enter the country. signs ukraine is moving toward launching its counteroffensive against russia. what we could see in the days before it begins. and the european union considers new rules for artificial intelligence. and they could affect how you interact with ai. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with kim brunhuber. we begin with a landmark change in u.s. immigration policy. the controversial covid-era rules known as title 42 expired just a few hours ago now. and that means harsher consequences for those entering the country illegally. thousands of migrants seeking asylum made their way to the southern border ahead of the deadline. authorities have detained a record number of migrants in the past few days. while things appear quiet at
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