Mexicans comprise a large proportion of the more than 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.04.12

But low-income neighborhoods the government wants targeted generally have a higher proportion of minorities.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

"What we found is that women who received the acupuncture for depression had a greater reduction in symptom severity and a greater proportion of women have responded to treatment than the control groups."

VOA: standard.2010.03.03