Word: hispanicization
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All members of the panel said they were hopeful about the future of the Hispanic community and acknowledged that gains have been made.
"The Hispanic male population has the highest manual labor participation rate," Beleche said. "That's be cause there's such a low retention rate in the schools. We also have the highest percentage of working poor and lowest educational attainment level."
And while Hispanics have made some strides, they still need to unify on the political front, said Alfredo J. Estrada '80, founder and editor of Hispanic magazine.
"Hispanics have gained tremen dous economic clout recently," Estrada said. "However, Hispanic issues are being largely ignored at this year's elections. We need to be unified and be able to work together to get our issues advanced."