Arkansas’ Hispanic influx still continuing but a bit slower

Posted on: May 1st, 2008
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“More than 150, 000 Hispanics live in Arkansas, nearly double the population that the state had seven years ago, new U. S. Census Bureau estimates show.

The figures, released Thursday, show that Hispanic men continue to outnumber women, a likely reflection of the influx of workers drawn to the state’s poultry plants and construction sites. “*

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