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On the recordMay 2, 2019
Nobody wants to be first on anything. Nobody wants to be the leader, but it happened, and then it has evolved now to Latinos, and now we are moving to naturalized citizens. We are moving to Asians.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

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Garcia discusses the evolution of voter suppression targeting different ethnic groups.

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