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 alexandria ocasio-cortez, veronica
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 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
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 have some prominent figures, like alexandria ocasiocortez, veronica escobar, Ritchie Torres, and alex padilla. And theyre in good company, because latinos make up more than 11 of d. C. s population. This city has a ton of latin influence in art, in politics, and in culture, and of course food because where theres latino culture, theres always some damn good food. So lets get some eats. Im buying. Youre welcome. [upbeat latintinged music] [upbeat electronic music] im in d. C. , so you know were gonna talk politics, and you cant do that on an em
so it s not too spicy. - buen provecho! - as we say in latin america, buen provecho. - igualmente. - ooh, it s nice and hot. - take a bite altogether. - [chuckles] - that s good. - yes, the flavor. - oh, that s the way you eat it, yeah. - yes, she does. - come on, oh, man. - when you do that spider-man stuff, mmm. - she s not playing. - [imitates web shooters] - [laughs] - she s got skills. - it s not her first pupusa. - not her first rodeo. - well, thank you; this is amazing. - of course, john. - thank you so much. - thank you, diane. - this is so delicious. - she s gonna pay for it. - okay, you take care. - one second. - i ll leave now. - thank you. - while she pays. - he never pays for a thing, never. - okay, let s check out peruvian brothers. peruvian food, i m a big fan of peruvian food. - and peruvian brothers. - hey, peruvian brothers, what s up? how you doing, man? - how are you, john? - you re the tallest peruvians in the world. did you play b-ball or no? - i rowed. i rowe
has not commented on the e. jean carroll trial verdict, so to the extent there could be blood in the water from donald trump s campaign, there are no candidates willing take a bite out of the open wound. thank you very much. and then new immigration laws in florida trigger a wave of fear for some floridians, but could it have an impact on his national platform as he prepares to enter the presidential race? we ll talk about that, next. you are watching josé diaz-balart reports on msnbc. d. flying insects with no odor and no mess. they work continuously, so you don t have to. zevo. people-friendly. bug-deadly.