Latino Americans make up nearly 20% of the US population and this year are expected

to be a critical constituency for both Republicans and Democrats in swing states.

And yet, as Judy Woodruff reports, the very idea of Latinos voting as a

block betrays the diversity of history, culture, and perspectives within that community,

which may also help strengthen it against the polarization we see in the country more broadly.

This report is part of her ongoing series, America at a crossroads.

This is your parents, your mom, my dad.

Sylvia Gonzalez Anders is a 67 year old United States Air Force veteran.

We were considered Mexican Americans.

That's what everybody, you know, called us.

I'm getting promoted to lieutenant commander.

Raff Polo is a 73 year old United States Navy veteran.

At home we spoke Spanish.

We drank the Cuban cafeteria.

Have you ever had that?

You just go.

When we left the house, when the moment we stepped out,

we were Americans.

They both live in Tucson, Arizona.

They consider themselves Latino, and they are both politically active.

But when it comes to the issues like undocumented immigration, they simply

don't see eye to eye.

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