RACIAL-ETHNIC DIMENSIONS IN THE 117TH U.S. CONGRESS ON THE EXAMPLE OF HISPANIC DIASPORA: WHAT HAS CHANGED IN 20 YEARS?
The article examines the racial-ethnic dimensions in the 107th and 117th U.S. Congress on the example of the Hispanic diaspora, their relationship with the population dynamics of the U.S. Hispanic population. The article also provides key characteristics of Hispanic representatives in Congress. The article applied the methods of historical and political comparative analyses, political-legal and statistical-economic analyses. The results of the study demonstrate that, despite positive shifts in the racial-ethnic dimensions of the US Congress, the political representation of the Hispanic community remains low.