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Xavier Becerra: “It’s not because we got lucky. It was very intentional. There was a lot of hard work done by our parents, by our…”

On the recordNovember 3, 2026
It’s not because we got lucky. It was very intentional. There was a lot of hard work done by our parents, by our communities, to get us where we are.
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California

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Reflecting on Latino political power.

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