Rhode Island Latinos Quick Facts
2"The most important factor for public officials to be aware of in the next 10 to 20 years is that thevitality of cities will depend on their ability to attract and be a hospitable environment for minorities,""At the moment, minority populations are perceived largely in terms of potential problems in providingpublic services, or for their potential for creating new political divisions, instead of in terms of thecontributions they're making to the vitality of the city,"
John R. Logan, Director of the Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Researchat he State University of New York at Albany.The New York Times, Monday April 30, 2001