81.   The Hispanic population is a fast-moving target.

82.   The largest Hispanic populations, he said, are in the archdioceses of Los Angeles, Miami and New York, and his own diocese, Galveston-Houston.

83.   The increase in the Hispanic population parallels a national trend in which Hispanic residents now outnumber blacks in Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix and San Diego.

84.   The Hispanic population at TCU has nearly doubled in the past two years, said Darron Turner, director of minority affairs for TCU.

85.   The Hispanic population is increasing faster in the South than in the rest of the country, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

86.   The Hispanic population is predominantly Puerto Rican but also Dominican and Mexican, with a mixture of Koreans, Chinese and Arabs, Stavropoulos said.

87.   The new census data also shows the relative youthfulness of the Hispanic population.

88.   The other was the realization that there is no Hispanic population, per se, but rather a variety of groups that fit under that umbrella.

89.   The percentage of the Hispanic population who speak Spanish most of the time is going up, not down, he maintained.

90.   The poll, Masset said, oversampled the Hispanic population, which is traditionally Democratic but does not turn out in large numbers to vote.