WEBVTT - Combating the Hopelessness

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and welcome to F Daily with me

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<v Speaker 1>your girl, Danielle Moody recording from the home Bunker. Folks,

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<v Speaker 1>I am very excited to welcome on today's episode to

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<v Speaker 1>ok F Daily for the first time, Frankie Miranda, who

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<v Speaker 1>is the President and CEO of the Hispanic Federation. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, why do I think that it's important over

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<v Speaker 1>the next couple of months, the next painstakingly ten months

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<v Speaker 1>that it's going to take us to get to election

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four. I want to speak with and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be bringing you interviews with people from different organizations, communities, generations,

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<v Speaker 1>experience and perspectives on what's at stake in this election. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>I know that you all know as you listen to

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<v Speaker 1>OKAF on a regular basis, and my hope is that

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<v Speaker 1>I provide you with the information, the fortitude, the focus

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<v Speaker 1>to not only keep going for the next ten months,

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<v Speaker 1>but to also educate those people around you. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>exactly what it is that Frankie's organization does, which is

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<v Speaker 1>educate membership and different organizations in groups about the issues

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<v Speaker 1>that are facing the LATINX community. In this episode, we

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<v Speaker 1>discuss Greg Abbott's horrific acts in Texas that cost a

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<v Speaker 1>mother and her two children their lives. How did that happen? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>they were drowning as they were crossing the Rio Grande,

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<v Speaker 1>and instead of being aided, right, they were not because

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<v Speaker 1>of policies that Greg Abbott has passed in the state

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<v Speaker 1>of Texas. And it breaks my heart to think about

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of community and culture we are living in

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<v Speaker 1>where we just let people die, where elected officials can

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<v Speaker 1>just let people die and then say that the only

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<v Speaker 1>reason why he's not shooting them is because, oh, that

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<v Speaker 1>would go against the federal government and the Biden administration. What,

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<v Speaker 1>not against the quote unquote God that you all claim

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<v Speaker 1>to love so damn much, right, not against the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>that you all seem to cling to so damn much. So,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just this idea that you can have politicians these

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<v Speaker 1>days say. The most horrific thing is is Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>did about the LATINX community, about Mexicans, right about quote

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<v Speaker 1>unquote shithole countries and those coming from African nations, about

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<v Speaker 1>you know, anyone and get away with it, and not

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<v Speaker 1>only get away with it, but be celebrated and applauded.

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<v Speaker 1>It's disgusting and it's vile. So in today's conversation with Frankie,

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<v Speaker 1>we will talk about what is at stake as it

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<v Speaker 1>pertains to the LATINX community, the difficulties in bringing together

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<v Speaker 1>such a broad coalition of people, and how we prepare,

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<v Speaker 1>if there is a way to prepare, and what is

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<v Speaker 1>it that people need to know. So that conversation and

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<v Speaker 1>interview my dear friends, is coming up next, folks, I

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<v Speaker 1>am very happy to welcome TOKF Daily Frankie Miranda, who

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<v Speaker 1>is the president and the CEO of the Hispanic Federation,

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<v Speaker 1>which is an organization that is a compilation of different

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<v Speaker 1>groups that are representing the very large LATINX community and

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<v Speaker 1>organizing to build a movement around a community that is

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly important to the continuation of our democracy and an

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly important voting block. Frankie, let's start out with a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of things. First, as folks are hearing this as

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<v Speaker 1>we are recording today, it is definitive Donald Trump one

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<v Speaker 1>Iowa hands down by over fifty percentage points. We have

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<v Speaker 1>felt that this was going to happen. We knew that

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<v Speaker 1>this was going to happen, but there is something about

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<v Speaker 1>now seeing it and recognizing while listening to voters on

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<v Speaker 1>the ground there that their resolve around Donald Trump as

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<v Speaker 1>being their guy has not only not been shaken over

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<v Speaker 1>the last several years and over his myriad of legal troubles,

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<v Speaker 1>it has actually been fortified. Give me your reaction to

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<v Speaker 1>his win in Iowa and what the Hispanic Federation is

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<v Speaker 1>thinking in terms of the messaging moving forward.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, first of all, thank you Danielle for having me

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<v Speaker 2>on the show. As you mentioned, we knew that Donald

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<v Speaker 2>Trump was going to dominate Iowa. So for me, this

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<v Speaker 2>is just like we knew that it was going to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to just focus on what's going to happen

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<v Speaker 2>in New Hampshire and other contexts. But what is really

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<v Speaker 2>really surprising, to a certain extent, shocking in a way,

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<v Speaker 2>is that the anti immigrant messaging resonated in Iowa. The

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<v Speaker 2>propaganda and the misinformation about the immigration in this country,

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<v Speaker 2>the way that is being framed is really really troubling,

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<v Speaker 2>and that means that we have to spend even more

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<v Speaker 2>efforts to clarify the record and making sure that that

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<v Speaker 2>message is countered with facts, with facts about what is

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<v Speaker 2>the real issue in this country and how Republicans have

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<v Speaker 2>blocked real solutions not only to the immigration of people

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<v Speaker 2>coming into this country, but also those that are here

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<v Speaker 2>in the United States contributing to the economy, to every

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<v Speaker 2>single aspect of our American life, but that right now

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<v Speaker 2>have been targeted. That people are without health insurance, people

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<v Speaker 2>are suffering with inflation, people are suffering from all of that.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's because of those people that are invading our country,

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<v Speaker 2>which is such a terrible and tacic message right.

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<v Speaker 1>Now in this country, you know, and I think that

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<v Speaker 1>that is what is of deep concern, is that the

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<v Speaker 1>misinformation campaign, which we know has been being weighed since

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<v Speaker 1>twenty sixteen, has gotten more sophisticated and more strategic over

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<v Speaker 1>the last several years, is working. And we know that

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<v Speaker 1>it's working because there are little droplets that are being

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<v Speaker 1>put into the sphere that people are picking up and

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<v Speaker 1>they're running with. And what we know is that Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump and the Republican Party doesn't have to win over votes,

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<v Speaker 1>right they don't have to win over the LATINX community.

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<v Speaker 1>What they have to do is peel away enough people

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<v Speaker 1>from believing in the Democratic Party and the democratic process.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that that is something that we in

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<v Speaker 1>the democratic community and in the movement have not recognized

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<v Speaker 1>is that they're not trying to win people's votes. They're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to put in enough misinformation and hopelessness into the

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<v Speaker 1>sphere so that either people don't turn out right to

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<v Speaker 1>vote at all, or they believe the lies that somehow

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<v Speaker 1>the Republican Party is better off for them economically and

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<v Speaker 1>it's working. And so what does it look like when

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<v Speaker 1>we recognize that to be true, that it's about peeling

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<v Speaker 1>off votes and it's about suppressing the vote, meaning increasing

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<v Speaker 1>the amount of hopelessness. When we know that, what does

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<v Speaker 1>a pivot look like.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a very good question. I think that about the

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<v Speaker 2>case of Florida. There was so much hope about the

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<v Speaker 2>LATINX community, the growth of the LATINX community in Florida,

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<v Speaker 2>but there is a problem about messaging when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to our community. First of all, a lot of misinformation

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<v Speaker 2>is being spread out in our community from many different

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<v Speaker 2>social media platform forms. In Spanish, we don't know. We know,

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<v Speaker 2>we have some sort of clue of what is being

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<v Speaker 2>done through some efforts by the social media platform to

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<v Speaker 2>curb the information in English, but we're still unsure of

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<v Speaker 2>what is being done to curve that misinformation in Spanish.

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<v Speaker 2>The reality is that for the Republican Party it has

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<v Speaker 2>been very easy just to do a dumbed down message

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<v Speaker 2>about and this is the best example that I heard

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<v Speaker 2>of the analysis of Florida. You just have to have

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<v Speaker 2>a noun verb socialism, noun verb communism, and that is

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<v Speaker 2>the messaging that is being pounded in communities that have

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<v Speaker 2>ancestral backgrounds or that recently arrived from countries that are

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<v Speaker 2>in this array, in many cases through American intervention. But

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<v Speaker 2>the reality is that that message is going to resonate. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>on our side, we're talking about complicated, rooted causes and

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<v Speaker 2>we have not been able to fine tune that messaging

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<v Speaker 2>for our community. And you're absolutely right, you don't need

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<v Speaker 2>to win the LATINX block. You just need to peel

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<v Speaker 2>away enough votes to give them the advantage and get

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<v Speaker 2>creating enough confusion to feel like, well, I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>I run away, my family run away from a socialist regime.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want that to happen here. And that has

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<v Speaker 2>been the very successful messaging that have been implemented by

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<v Speaker 2>the Republican Party, and that somehow the Democratic Party has

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<v Speaker 2>not been able to effectively counter. We know about the

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<v Speaker 2>many successes of this administration. But for people in our community,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not going to see that railroad being built until

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<v Speaker 2>ten years from now. We're not going to see that

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<v Speaker 2>broad ban expansion into our communities until years down the line.

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking about real threats right now to democracy and

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<v Speaker 2>real threats to our community. Latinos want to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the economy, they want to talk about jobs, But when

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<v Speaker 2>you have that message saying like whoa wait a second,

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<v Speaker 2>remember where you came coming from, and this is what's

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<v Speaker 2>going to happen in this country, it's really really concerning,

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<v Speaker 2>and that makes our effort even more more important to

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<v Speaker 2>try to counter that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, I think that that is incredibly right.

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<v Speaker 1>And I wonder too, Frankie, when we are listening to

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<v Speaker 1>the Biden administration saying that saving democracy, that term, right,

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<v Speaker 1>that phrase is going to be what they are riding

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<v Speaker 1>into twenty twenty four. Is it too obtuse of a phrase?

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<v Speaker 1>Do we need instead of saving democracy? Do we need

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about something else?

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<v Speaker 2>Like?

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<v Speaker 1>But do you believe would resonate better if this is

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<v Speaker 1>not it?

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<v Speaker 2>It has to be. First of all, our community is

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<v Speaker 2>extremely diverse, So when we're talking about Puerto Ricans in

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<v Speaker 2>New York, or we're talking about Cubans in Florida, or

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<v Speaker 2>we're talking about Mexicans in Arizona. We have to ensure

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<v Speaker 2>that we are talking. Fine tune that messaging, fine tune

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<v Speaker 2>that language that really speaks to these different communities. But

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of the day, what it's important is

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<v Speaker 2>that our community, many members of our community have been

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<v Speaker 2>running away from chaos, and we need to convince them

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<v Speaker 2>that all of this progressive platform provides the stability that

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<v Speaker 2>they're looking for, that it's going to add to the

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<v Speaker 2>resources for better communities, better quality of quality of life,

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<v Speaker 2>better opportunities for everyone. LATINX community believes in the American dream.

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<v Speaker 2>LATINX believes that there should be some sort of order

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<v Speaker 2>to their lives. Unfortunately, what it has been portrayed in

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<v Speaker 2>both sides is that Donald Trump represents law and order

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<v Speaker 2>and the other side represents this disarray and chaos. And

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<v Speaker 2>we just need to make sure that people correlate. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>we get into the deep, it's easier to be sending

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<v Speaker 2>out a really dumbed down message rather than really talking

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<v Speaker 2>about the root that causes for many of the challenges

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<v Speaker 2>that we have in the United States and abroad. But

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<v Speaker 2>we have to make an effort to really talk about

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<v Speaker 2>some of these issues in a way that our community

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<v Speaker 2>understands it and that people really see it as an

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity to obtain that American dream that is so alive

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<v Speaker 2>in the LATINX community.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to make a pivot to talk a bit

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<v Speaker 1>locally about what is happening in New York where the

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<v Speaker 1>both of us are right now, which is that over

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<v Speaker 1>the past several months, migrants from a variety of countries

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<v Speaker 1>and places have been bussed to New York from these

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<v Speaker 1>quote unquote red States, used as political footballs and not

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<v Speaker 1>as people with families and lives and dreams and hopes.

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<v Speaker 1>And in trying to deal with an influx of people,

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<v Speaker 1>Mayor Adams and the Governor of New York have put

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<v Speaker 1>together makeshift housing in some of the hotels around New

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<v Speaker 1>York City. And these people, these families and children are

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<v Speaker 1>now being evicted from these places because of the sixty

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<v Speaker 1>days that they had and are now being evicted and

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<v Speaker 1>then told that they need to go back into the system.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not quite sure what they are supposed to do

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<v Speaker 1>in the interim, given the fact that there is now

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<v Speaker 1>after two years of no snow snow on the ground

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<v Speaker 1>in New York and it is the middle of winter.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you make of how we are supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be dealing with this influx of people in a humane

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<v Speaker 1>way that we're not seeing happen right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I must start saying that is undefensibleconscionable. What's going

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<v Speaker 2>on when we are expecting people to figure out another

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<v Speaker 2>way after kids have been enroll in school, that they

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<v Speaker 2>are in a permanent shelter a situation, and that they

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<v Speaker 2>need to go out in these weather and the weather

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<v Speaker 2>condition and try to do this. But let's continue focusing

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<v Speaker 2>on the important and most important point on this. Governor

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<v Speaker 2>Abbat and others are coyotes that had been exploiting human

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<v Speaker 2>beings and transporting them, in many cases against their will,

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<v Speaker 2>across state lines just for political to gain some cheap

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<v Speaker 2>political points. The federal government have allowed this to happen,

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<v Speaker 2>and I have led municipalities and cities like New York

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<v Speaker 2>to try to come up with solutions. New York have

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<v Speaker 2>so far fulfilled their promise of being a sanctuary city

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<v Speaker 2>and people have not been turned away. But it have

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<v Speaker 2>gotten to a point in which we need federal intervention.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to and again I'm not giving a pass

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<v Speaker 2>to the mayor. We have been very forceful and we

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<v Speaker 2>have been very serious about our criticism of the mayor.

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<v Speaker 2>But at this point it's scrambling for solutions when the

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<v Speaker 2>reality is that it should not be New York City

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<v Speaker 2>solving these issues. It should be the federal government and

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<v Speaker 2>putting a stop to the inhumane way that Governor Abbot

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<v Speaker 2>and some others have been treating human beings that at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the day, our skill could be skilled

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<v Speaker 2>workers that can actually feel that thousands and thousands of

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<v Speaker 2>job openings the country is not able to keep up

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<v Speaker 2>with filling up the jobs, even in New York That

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<v Speaker 2>has been an estimated thirty thousand jobs that are open

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<v Speaker 2>in red districts in blue districts where people are desperate

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<v Speaker 2>to get more workers. Why are we not using this

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<v Speaker 2>as a solution to our challenges in the economy to

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<v Speaker 2>ensure that New York State and other states can actually

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<v Speaker 2>expand and continue to progress. And we're seeing this as

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<v Speaker 2>a problem. So at the end of the day, the mayor,

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<v Speaker 2>including the executive, the lawsuit that he's trying to do

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<v Speaker 2>with the buses trying to just prevent buses from dropping

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<v Speaker 2>people in New York City, and now they're dropping them

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<v Speaker 2>in New Jersey. We have seen our groups telling us

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<v Speaker 2>that people are walking all the way from New Jersey,

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<v Speaker 2>all the way to New York City to the intake

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<v Speaker 2>center because they have been dropped off in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of the night in New Jersey. So every single policy

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<v Speaker 2>that we can do locally are going to have a

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<v Speaker 2>negative impact because it cannot be solved at the local level.

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<v Speaker 2>This has to be resolved at the federal level, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Biden administration has to act on this, and Congress

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<v Speaker 2>has been the real obstacle here to find real solutions

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<v Speaker 2>to our broken immigration system.

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<v Speaker 1>I think about too, justin New York in particular, where

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there has been a issue with you know,

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<v Speaker 1>corporate buildings right that used to house businesses and what

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<v Speaker 1>have you, and because people have changed the way that

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<v Speaker 1>they work and remote work and all of these things,

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<v Speaker 1>that why aren't we utilizing the spaces that are vacant

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<v Speaker 1>in some areas and turning them into homes like that

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<v Speaker 1>is something that I also don't understand, right, Like you

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<v Speaker 1>have businesses that have left or shut down, people that

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<v Speaker 1>have gone into remote work. You're looking for a solve

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<v Speaker 1>for all of this, you know, corporate real estate, and

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<v Speaker 1>yet this is not made to be one of the

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<v Speaker 1>solutions that we are using on top of what you

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<v Speaker 1>just articulated, which is the fact that we have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of open jobs and positions. And so why are

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<v Speaker 1>we not looking at this as this influx of people

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<v Speaker 1>as a potential solution to larger problems that we have had.

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<v Speaker 1>I honestly do not know, Frankie. Let me ask you

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<v Speaker 1>this this final question. You know when you say that

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<v Speaker 1>it is the responsibility of the federal government and of Congress,

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<v Speaker 1>which I agree with you, to come up with a

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<v Speaker 1>robust policies that deal with our broken immigration system, how

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<v Speaker 1>do you see this issue now that it isn't just

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<v Speaker 1>with border states, but it is now becoming an issue

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<v Speaker 1>with other states. Playing in the twenty twenty four election cycle,

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<v Speaker 1>Immigration for.

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<v Speaker 3>Our LATINX community is not trending as one of the

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<v Speaker 3>top issues continue to be jobs, the economy, quality of

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<v Speaker 3>live issues.

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<v Speaker 2>But little by little, we're going to continue peeling away

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<v Speaker 2>some of the perception right that what is really important

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<v Speaker 2>for not only the Latin EX community, but other communities,

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<v Speaker 2>the racist undertone of the messaging around immigration can continue

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<v Speaker 2>to create more fear mongering, more propaganda. And we know,

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<v Speaker 2>we know that the influx of asilunce seekers presents a

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<v Speaker 2>number of challenges, but the ultimate truth is that communication

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<v Speaker 2>and accountability among federal, state, and local governments who have

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<v Speaker 2>and can still have sustainstis substantially can mitigate these challenges.

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<v Speaker 2>So at the end of the day, immigrants at trillions

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<v Speaker 2>of dollars to our community, our economy, pay hundreds of

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<v Speaker 2>billions of dollars in taxes, they are not really the problem.

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<v Speaker 2>If we have figured out how to deal with influx

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<v Speaker 2>of Ukrainian refugees in this country, we can find and

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<v Speaker 2>creative solutions to deal with these black and brown issue

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<v Speaker 2>of immigrants coming to this country wanting to work, wanting

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<v Speaker 2>to do the best. And if Republicans are really serious

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<v Speaker 2>about security and immigration, they should stop defunding immigration courts

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<v Speaker 2>and all the processes that can actually single out the

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<v Speaker 2>people that come to this country with the best intentions

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<v Speaker 2>of working and creating a best future not only for

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<v Speaker 2>their families, themselves and for this country, but also for

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<v Speaker 2>those that do not have a incredible reason to stay.

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<v Speaker 2>So if we're really serious about it. We need to

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<v Speaker 2>work in making sure that they are real points of

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<v Speaker 2>entry that people have the opportunity. And we have seen

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<v Speaker 2>that every time we provide good solutions for a specific

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<v Speaker 2>country for people to apply for assyglument and other reliefs,

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<v Speaker 2>immigration from those countries undocumented entries have gone down significantly.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is about creative solutions, but real communications among

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<v Speaker 2>each other, and most of all, trying to stop governors

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<v Speaker 2>like Governor Abbot from the humane way that he's treating

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<v Speaker 2>these human beings crossing the border, even saying therein to

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<v Speaker 2>say that the only thing that they are not doing

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<v Speaker 2>is shooting them because the federal government will prosecute them. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>this is unconscionable what is happening. But we need to

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<v Speaker 2>continue pushing forward, and that's why the Federation continue to

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<v Speaker 2>be committed to civic engagement, registering more people to vote,

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<v Speaker 2>and really speaking the truth.

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<v Speaker 1>Frank you, Miranda, thank you so much for making the

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<v Speaker 1>time to join Woke up and thank you for the

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<v Speaker 1>work that you are doing leading the Hispanic Federation. Really

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you and hope that you will make the time

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<v Speaker 1>to join us again soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Happy to be back, very very soon. Thank you Daniel,

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<v Speaker 2>and thank you to everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>That is it for me today, dear friends, on woke

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<v Speaker 1>ath as always power to the people and to all

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<v Speaker 1>the people power, get woke and stay woke as fun