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Will Nevada's New District Be a Latino Majority?

By Jude Joffe-Block

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Las Vegas, NV – Nevada grew by 700,000 people last decade and almost half of that new population is Latino. That growth means the state is now a quarter Latino. It also means Nevada qualifies for a fourth congressional seat.

As Jude Joffe-Block from the Fronteras Changing America Desk reports from Las Vegas, some political players are now wondering, could that new congressional district be a Latino majority district?