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Political Breakdown

Reporting from Border Migrant Camps and State Senator Connie Leyva on Labor Politics and #WeSaidEnough Legislation

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Scott ShaferMarisa Lagos
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State Senator Connie Leyva, with Political Breakdown hosts Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer. (Guy Marzorati/KQED)

California Report host John Sepulvado joins Scott and Marisa to share his experience of reporting from migrant camps in Tornillo, Texas (0:45) Then, State Senator Connie Leyva makes the case for visiting Chino (9:49), her rise from working at a supermarket to leading the California Labor Federation (11:55), why California Democrats need to choose more progressive candidates (19:55), and lessons from the legislature’s handling of sexual misconduct claims (21:55).

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