Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for January 10, 2013
January 09, 2013
January 11, 2013
Transcript:
Dad: Even though the hispanic population of this state is 35 percent, only 10 percent of the state legislature is hispanic. Gracie: Do you know what this means? Dad: It means hispanics are under-represented in state politics? Gracie: No! Gracie: I may have to run for office a lot sooner than I planned!
If we are all supposed to be equal, why would the racial percentage of representatives matter as long as the best people for the job are in there?