Common purpose, and common cause. if that is still something a a future presidential election, will think about it again. every day, it s precious, as you know. nothing tomorrow as promised, so i m just really excited today, i can do something to make a difference for other people. i think that we all have to realize, every, day it affords us is a privilege. thank you to senator cory booker for bringing the on one of your bronze. we did think we were going faster than maybe we. we re up, next it s not every day that we get a movie star here in washington bureau. i sat down with john to talk about latina representation in politics, it is msnbc, series that series is coming up after a quick break. a quick break. is strong enamel- nothing beats it. new pronamel active shield actively shields the enamel to defend against erosion and cavities. i think that this product is a gamechanger for my patients- it really works. he snores like an angry rhino you ve never heard an angry rhino gamechanger for my patients-
Run up to an election, in all aspects of american life. it includes media. a new government report finds latina representation and media has only grown, get, this by 1% over the past decade. latinos make up 12% of the workforce. joaquin castro, commission that report joins me now. representative castro, thank you for being with us. you know that this matters to me, you don t have to persuade me that this is important. but how do you explain it to someone who says, why do we need to know, why do we need these numbers? latinos make up almost 20% of the country. by and large, are mostly unknown, misunderstood by most americans. in other words, most americans if you asked them to name three latinos, our latinas, who had a significant impact in american history. probably couldn t name you even to. so, that s a fundamental problem not just for the latino community but for the nation as a whole. one of the ways that you
The spectrum, in terms of their politics. we saw very clearly in what happened in the 2020 election. there s all kinds of folks with all kinds of politics, there s a universe in which you could have more latina representation that does not necessarily impair the public and party, and they ve chosen quite clearly, in a targeted fashion, not to make that happen. it s correct, latinos are very political diverse all around the united states, but what is the enduring, constant in texas, regardless of which political party is in charge of drawing the lines, because texas used to be a one party democratic state, will endures across all of these decades that we ve been doing this work, is to advantage white political influence, and to diminish latino political influence. even when it s growing so quickly. as it is now and shown in the recent census. nina perales, thank you so much for your time tonight. thank you. there was a time in the