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With all the recent immigration from Latin American countries and the possibility of a Latino president looming on the horizon, is it possible for a president whose first language is not English to become president before, say 1900?

My main idea would be that the US ends up annexing more or all of Mexico after the Mexican-American war so Spanish-speakers get more representation in the government. Perhaps a French-speaking president would be easier to elect- maybe after a failed rebellion in Quebec leads to political dissidents settling in the United States after being expelled from Canada. Does anyone else have ideas how to accomplish this?
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