Hispanics in the United States feel that prejudice against them has intensified in tandem with the debate about illegal immigration and they have little faith in either Republicans or Democrats to resolve the problem. Amid those concerns Hatinos also see themselves as more united after the massive pro-immigrant marches of a few months ago.

Gov. Bill Richardson fired back at White House press secretary Tony Snow on Tuesday, as the two engaged in a sharp war of words over North Korea. An obviously irritated Richardson accused Snow of getting his facts wrong.

U.S. entrepreneurship is growing while Western Europe's start-up activity is threatened by aging populations there, says a study with implications for the debate on immigration reform.

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The geographic dispersion of the U.S. Hispanic population continues. States with small Hispanic populations have shown the greatest growth in the last decade — with seven of the 10 fastest-growing states in the South.

In a year when the U.S. economy grew a healthy 3.5 percent, the revenues of the Hispanic Business 500® increased well over four times as fast.

2006 Hispanic Business 500 Certainly the Hispanic Business 500® companies have adjusted to the challenging times, keeping up their optimism and growing revenues at the same time. Cumulative revenues for the 500 rose to $34.82 billion in 2005, and overall the 500 companies posted their best revenue growth performance since l996.