For example, Hispanicyouth, mobilized in supportofimmigrantsrights, maynot havecomputersbutmany havemobile phones, allowingsavvyorganizations to keep intouchwiththemviatextmessages.
"The most frightening thing about these numbers is what goes unrecorded, " said Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza, the Hispanic civil rights advocacy group.
As president of the National Council of La Raza, the largest Hispanic civil rights organization in the United States, Murguia recently delivered an important speech to the National Press Club.
In 2006, the Supreme Court ruled that Texas's prior redistricting process violated minority rights by diminishing Hispanic representation in the 23rd House district, a protected majority-Hispanic district.