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Antonio Villaraigosa Thesis

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Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Villaraigosa was born in January of 1953 in Los Angeles, California. He is divorced with four children. He is currently preparing to run for another chance as Los Angeles’ Mayor in 2018. However, striving to improve life for others came long before his Mayor years. Antonio Villaraigosa is considered one of America’s most influential Hispanic people. He is an advocate for open borders and supports the rights and privileges for illegal aliens. Villaraigosa was important in the starting of the creation of the “Healthy Families” program that provided healthcare for more than three quarters of a million children. He also to make prescriptions affordable for the people. In 2005 Villaraigosa became mayor of Los

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