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...article. Fellow Ivy League schools Princeton and Yale finished second and fourth respectively. Stanford, which has finished first in each of the past five years, fell to sixth on the list of 25 colleges. Harvard recently admitted a record number of Hispanic applicants, as individuals of Hispanic origin composed 9.8 percent of this year’s admitted class, up from 8.2 percent last year. However, Latinos are still underrepresented at Harvard relative to the overall population. Latinos compose 14 percent of the U.S. population, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics from 2004, the last year for which data...
...announcement from Harvard officials Thursday indicates that the composition of the College’s classes is following nationwide demographic trends, but it also demonstrates that Harvard still lags behind the rest of the country in the growth of its Latino population. Individuals of Hispanic origin compose 14.0 percent of the U.S. population, according to Census Bureau data from 2004, the most recent year for which figures are available...
...proposed that illegal immigrants be permitted to stay in the U.S. and apply for a three-year temporary work visa that could be renewed once. Their incentive to leave after six years would come in the form of tax-preferred savings accounts set up in their country of origin. Bush has stressed that because he does not believe illegal acts should be rewarded, the visas would provide no "automatic" path to permanent residency and citizenship. But, as he told Mexican President Vicente Fox last week, guest workers can "get in line," like all other applicants. Bush has promised that laws...
...announcement from Harvard officials yesterday indicates that the composition of the College’s classes is following nationwide demographic trends, but it also demonstrates that Harvard still lags behind the rest of the country in the growth of its Latino population. Individuals of Hispanic origin compose 14.0 percent of the U.S. population, according to Census Bureau data from 2004, the most recent year for which figures are available...
...announcement from Harvard officials today indicates that the composition of the College’s classes is following nationwide demographic trends, but that Harvard still lags behind the rest of the country in the growth of its Latino population. Individuals of Hispanic origin compose 14.0 percent of the U.S. population, according to Census Bureau data from 2004, the most recent year for which figures are available...