Harry Pachon
Harry Pachon
closing developed gap last previous six symbolic
This is a symbolic closing of the gap that had developed for the last six years under the previous administration.
immigrant mexican
an unprecedented outreach into the Mexican immigrant community.
chicago cook latinos mexico
Look at the Chicago area. Cook County, Illinois, now has more Latinos than Arizona, New Mexico or Colorado.
quiet
He was a quiet ground-breaker, ... Many of his accomplishments go unrecognized because he did things in a quiet way.
gives people plight political potential quiet reality sympathize
For many years, these undocumented immigrants, as well as individuals who sympathize with the plight of this community, have been very quiet and passive. When you have 100,000 people out in the street, that gives reality to potential political power.
developing happening hispanic imperative national population showing
It makes sense for them to do this. It's a demographic imperative that's happening in the nation. It's showing that the Hispanic population is developing into a national presence. If it was still regionalised I don't know if they'd go through the trouble.
face human issue marches states united
What the marches have done is give a human face to the immigration issue in the United States today.