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Monica De La Cruz: “In Hidalgo County, we are, again, 90-percent Hispanic, and we have a large population of automobile owners who come from…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2023
In Hidalgo County, we are, again, 90-percent Hispanic, and we have a large population of automobile owners who come from Mexico and do not have insurance. Thus, it is not because we are Hispanic that we pay more.
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Monica De La Cruz
Republican · Texas

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De La Cruz explains that higher insurance costs are due to uninsured vehicles, not ethnicity.

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