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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 escobar, r
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- and no one is gonna fight more vigorously for the latino community than latinos themselves, and we have to ensure that there s latino representation in congress. we deserve a seat at the table, and there are young latinos and latinas who have a right to see themselves in their elected officials and to feel inspired to one day run for public office as long as they don t run against me. - [laughs] - just wait for me to retire, and then - stay away from the bx. talking to young politicians like ritchie torres gives me hope that someday our leadership will be as diverse as america itself, and with the latinx vote on the come up, i can t wait to see more young folks running for office. i see you, gen z. meet the future. a chef. a designer. and, ooh, an engineer. all learning to save and spend their money with chase. the chef s cooking up firsts with her new debit card. hungry? -uhuh. the designer s eyeing sequins. uh no plaid. while mom is eyeing his spending. nice. and the engineer?
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