MSNBC Guest: Growth of Latino Population Is ‘Tremendous Political Power’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Okay So ░░░░░░░░ week the census confirmed ░░░░░░░░ we long surmised that ░░░░░░░░ United States has grown ░░░░░░░░ diverse over the past ░░░░░░░░ led by surging Latino ░░░░░░░░ Asian American populations The ░░░░░░░░ population has increased by ░░░░░░░░ in African Americans and ░░░░░░░░ steady and the white ░░░░░░░░ declined for the first ░░░░░░░░ in American history So ░░░░░░░░ might explain why so ░░░░░░░░ in the conservative movement ░░░░░░░░ big The fear that ░░░░░░░░ the minority will incur ░░░░░░░░ the same treatment they ░░░░░░░░ inflicted on others Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about it Joining ░░░░░░░░ now are Christina and ░░░░░░░░ Ramirez Christine Chen and ░░░░░░░░ champ Jessie Ross member ░░░░░░░░ the black foot nation ░░░░░░░░ co host of the ░░░░░░░░ break dances with wolves ░░░░░░░░ you all for being ░░░░░░░░ Christine I want to ░░░░░░░░ you because the biggest ░░░░░░░░ that were made in ░░░░░░░░ Latino community which I ░░░░░░░░ fascinating because not only ░░░░░░░░ this a community that ░░░░░░░░ diverse in terms of ░░░░░░░░ but it s very ░░░░░░░░ diverse as well So ░░░░░░░░ do these numbers say ░░░░░░░░ you about how elected ░░░░░░░░ need to reach out ░░░░░░░░ this community that for ░░░░░░░░ long time was quite ░░░░░░░░ Well you know I ░░░░░░░░ in Texas where one ░░░░░░░░ five Latinos live Lots ░░░░░░░░ people picture my state ░░░░░░░░ a state filled with ░░░░░░░░ cowboys and for sure ░░░░░░░░ have great white cowboys ░░░░░░░░ our state but actually ░░░░░░░░ people should be picturing ░░░░░░░░ a state that is ░░░░░░░░ young brown and black ░░░░░░░░ 000 Latinos turning 18 ░░░░░░░░ year in Arizona 200 ░░░░░░░░ Latinos turning 18 every ░░░░░░░░ in Texas So this ░░░░░░░░ tremendous political power and ░░░░░░░░ in our community But ░░░░░░░░ Latinos we are also ░░░░░░░░ community where one in ░░░░░░░░ of us in my ░░░░░░░░ state of Texas don ░░░░░░░░ have healthcare Where 60 ░░░░░░░░ Latinos make under15 an ░░░░░░░░ So to win the ░░░░░░░░ vote long term politicians ░░░░░░░░ to invest in our ░░░░░░░░ invest in a very ░░░░░░░░ population and invest on ░░░░░░░░ and Progressive economic agenda ░░░░░░░░ want to say that ░░░░░░░░ census data particularly from ░░░░░░░░ Georgia and Texas that ░░░░░░░░ huge growth in communities ░░░░░░░░ color shows why we ░░░░░░░░ seeing unprecedented attacks on ░░░░░░░░ power of our vote ░░░░░░░░ they tried to undercount ░░░░░░░░ in the census to ░░░░░░░░ with with Trump in ░░░░░░░░ And why during redistricting ░░░░░░░░ re also going to ░░░░░░░░ them try and dlut ░░░░░░░░ power of our vote ░░░░░░░░ me the message is ░░░░░░░░ for politicians want to ░░░░░░░░ to the past and ░░░░░░░░ celebrate the diversity of ░░░░░░░░ country they want to ░░░░░░░░ to the past they ░░░░░░░░ have it but the ░░░░░░░░ will belong to us.