Growing Hispanic community focus of town hall - Mesa, Arizona

“The little cafés and bodegas along Mesa’s Broadway Road corridor bustle with activity every afternoon as hungry people search for a quick lunch. Young men duck into delis to buy a cold drink and a sandwich. Children drop in after school hoping for a quick snack.

Spanish is the dominant language in the barrios, which have grown rapidly every year, propelling Hispanics to become the largest minority group in Mesa. Between 2000 and 2005, the number of Hispanics in Mesa climbed from 78,281 to 106,325, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The group now represents nearly a quarter of Mesa’s population. “

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