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Pick of Alex Padilla for senator in California cheered as a milestone for Latinos
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Padilla, 47, who is Mexican American, will serve as the first Latino senator in the 170-year history of California a state that was once part of Mexico. Local national and Latino groups had been pushing for a Hispanic to be named to Harris seat. This historic appointment represents a new milestone in the generational struggle for Latino inclusion in the American Dream, Rep. Joaquín Castro, D-Texas, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said in a statement.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom broke the news to Padilla in a video call, leading into it by discussing his parents, and then telling Padilla to imagine what his mom, who died two years ago, would be thinking if she knew he was asking Padilla to be the next senator from California.
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Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, is a widely experienced international correspondent, commentator, and editor who has reported from Asia, Europe, and Latin America. He served in the George W. Bush administration, first at the Securities and Exchange Commission and then at the State Department, and is the author of the forthcoming book The Plot to Change America: How Identity Politics is Dividing the Land of the Free. Read his research.
Some governing areas fall neatly under easily recognized policy umbrellas. Relations with other countries come under the auspices of “foreign policy,” and when those relations break down and things end in a shooting war, then the “defense policy” folks come to the forefront.
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Senior Fellow, Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Fellow
Mike Gonzalez is a senior fellow in Heritage s Allison Center for Foreign Policy and the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum fellow. In this view, membership in official categories (based on sex, race, etc.) is the identity that matters when it comes to rights, responsibilities, and everything else. Colin Anderson Productions pty ltd/Getty Images
Key Takeaways
Identity politics is at the very core of this divide.
Some of the wealthiest families in America such as the Soros, Buffett, and Rockefeller families and much of corporate America are involved in this effort.
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