It affects everything - altering character, behaviour and identity, he says.

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All are traditional Democratic issues, but in concentrating on them Latinos are following the pattern of earlier immigrants: they are adopting middle-class American patterns of political behaviour, rather than putting their ethnic identity above everything else.

ECONOMIST: Special-interest groups

Uniforms instil pride and identity, as well as encouraging good behaviour and discipline, the department says.

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