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The New Face of America: Hispanics, Immigration, and
Higher Education
By Roy Flores
Our nation is in the midst of a massive demographic
shift. The U.S. population hit the 300 million mark in late 2006, and a
full 36 percent of the last 100 million people who contributed to that
growth were Hispanic. Moreover, in 31 of the nation's 50 largest cities,
minorities are now the majority. Just last year, Phoenix, Tucson, and
Denver joined this list. While the vast majority of these Hispanics are
legal citizens, the uproar about illegal immigrants detracts from the
need to fully address some of the issues that are emerging from this new
face of America, including issues related to higher education. . . .
Excerpted from the fall 2007 issue of The
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