Local Hispanics Take Part in Democratic Caucus - Grand Island, Nebraska

If there was any doubt about the influence of Hispanic immigrants in Grand Island, a march through the streets erased that. Felipe Cruz was there that day. Now two years later, he’s leading the way to the ballot box.

“Voting is another way of showing our participation within the community,” said Felipe Cruz, a local Democrat.

Felipe captained his local caucus Saturday and says Hispanics made up about ten percent of the voters there. The majority of those were women at 60 percent. “*

*From: http://www.nebraska.tv
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