The United States Congress that began on January 3 Difficulties in the election of the President 47 members of Congress of Hispanic descent were in the front row as witnesses and actors in the House of Representatives, the largest number from immigrant families from Latin America that managed to reach the federal legislature’s headquarters in Washington.
At the event, 14 new faces arrive, most of them young representatives of Hispanic descent, who gradually take over seats in the “Casa” (The House), as it is known in the legislature. . Washington has 435 seats.
Young Democratic legislator Robert Garcia arrives at the plenary as the first Hispanic born in Peru, who is openly gay, and who bets on his commitment to the immigration issue.
“I’m an American citizen because of the last great federal effort in the 1980s” and says he’s open to all “negotiations” bipartisan in the legislature, but without ignoring discussions of any immigration plan as “real paths to citizenship.” must be included” , as in your case.
And on the Republican side, Juan Ciccomani has also arrived as the first Hispanic from the conservative party to represent Arizona in Congress.
I will always be grateful for the sacrifices my parents made to ensure a better life for me and my sisters, to fulfill the American dream. I make them and my community proud as I serve in the 118th Congress.
With the new composition of the legislature as the largest number of Hispanic voices, the National Association of Latinos Elected (NALEO) celebrates the diversity of the composition and highlights the arrival of more women from areas of the country where Hispanics are still underrepresented. Demographic structure. Compared to other areas of the country with the largest presence of immigrants for several decades.
“The number of Latinos serving in the United States House of Representatives increases to four (29 men and 18 women) from the previous Congress (24 men and 14 women). Including the first Latino people elected, ”said the organization.
female voice
Democratic Congresswoman Yadira Carveo arrived as the first Hispanic to represent the state of Colorado. “I am honored to have the support of our community full of families like mine,” she said on her social network.
and Dalia Ramirez, the first Hispanic Democratic congresswoman to represent Illinois, the daughter of parents who crossed the border illegally, and is married to a benefactor deferred action program (DACA) approved for undocumented minors during the administration of President Barack Obama.
She is one of the most active new members of the House on social networks, and has promised her followers in her district to keep them informed in and out of the House.
From the balcony of the Hemicycle, he has said he has a view of one of the Longworth Congressional Administration buildings “where my office is located to serve the people of Illinois. It is more than symbolic,” he posted.
NALEO also highlighted the arrival of Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a Florida Democrat, the first Latino of Generation Z, who was looking for a low-cost site before arriving in Washington because he did not have the resources to pay rent in the city until they received it. First payment of congress location by February.
While Kevin McCarthy’s candidacy for Speaker of the House was voted on repeatedly in the Capitol, Frost explained to the uninitiated how the fare system works in the capital city.
for those who don’t understand “Let me break it down to how apartment rentals work. I didn’t get my first paycheck until February and I don’t have a lot of money. When you move into an apartment, you pay the deposit first, sometimes the furniture last,” he remarked, while in attendance he repeatedly voted for the Democratic minority’s list.
Pretty soon Frost and other financially strapped legislators will be able to fix the problem impasseCongressmen receive an annual salary of $174,000 spread over 12 months.
while passing data
Of the 47 Hispanic legislators, 35 are Democrats and 12 are Republicans. numbers correspond majority preference According to surveys of the electoral processes of previous decades, the Democratic Party continues to poll among Latinos.
If the 435 seats in the plenary session are compared to the 47 seats held by Hispanics, the percentage of participation of voices of Hispanic origin in the chamber reaches 11%.
The 2020 Census showed that Hispanics in the US represent 19% of the country’s population and were the only minority to see an increase in projections. Currently, an estimated 62 million people who identify as Hispanic live in the United States.
In the first visit by elected officials to the Capitol in late December and where they took advantage of the picture of the new Hispanic Caucus, Congressman Ruben Gallego, set to chair the Latino group in the legislature, told the press that vote for Latino candidates, It is diverse beyond districts with a strong Hispanic presence.
Since most of them are children of immigrants and educated in the United States, they have the advantage of easily moving across different stripes to connect with voters in both languages.
Gallego explained, “We have a lot of Latino members who have won their own elections and not just in Latino-majority districts,” because they “speak to Latino voters early and not just in Latino-majority districts.” And there’s a Latina candidate”, she said tartly.
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