Latinos know up close the cost of Iraq war

“Their ultimate sacrifices and those of 3,000-plus other men and women in Iraq make me proud, yet sad. Like a growing majority of Americans, I think the USA should get out of Iraq. And a majority of Hispanics agrees.

A new Pew Hispanic Center study found that two-thirds of Latinos want U.S. troops home as soon as possible, while just 25% believe the United States made the right decision in invading Iraq. Even so, Hispanic enlistments have risen steadily. Hispanics made up 8.9% of the active Army in 2001 but 10.5% in 2005. Like other Americans, Latinos enlist for educational opportunities, adventure and love for country. About 7% of the active fighting force are citizens with green cards, the Christian Science Monitor has reported.”

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