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Antonio Villaraigosa: “Well, first of all, let's be clear. He said that the president's policies put two million Latinos in poverty. Actually…”

On the recordJune 20, 2012
Well, first of all, let's be clear. He said that the president's policies put two million Latinos in poverty. Actually, it's the opposite. Two million people, Latinos, are out of poverty because of his policies.
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Antonio Villaraigosa

Editor's note · Context

Villaraigosa counters claims about the negative impact of Obama's policies on Latino poverty.

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