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Back in 1974, when I was part of the Democratic staff of the House Judiciary Committee, I learned that Senator Alan Cranston, a liberal Californian, was about to lose the only Mexican American on his staff, a young lawyer with whom I was friendly. Outside of the New Mexico delegation there were probably fewer than a dozen Mexican American professionals employed throughout Congress at that time, and most of us knew each other, at least casually.
I decided to apply for the legislative assistant slot being vacated in Cranston's office, assuming I'd have an excellent shot at it with two-plus years of experience in civil rights enforcement with a Judiciary ...
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