International

-Of the 41 million-plus Hispanics living in the United States, almost half have family living in Latin American countries.

- There are more Hispanics living in the United States than the entire population of Canada, which is 32.5 million. (Source: U.S. Census)

- Latinos working and living in the United States send over $30 billion annually in remittance to family in Latin American countries.

- Mexico alone receives over 15 billion a year in remittance from the United States. These remittance dollars make up Mexico¹s largest industry.

- By mid-century, 25 percent or one out of every four people in the United States will be Hispanic. The African American population by mid-century will remain at the current rate of 13 percent of the total United States population. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)

-There are an estimated 11 million undocumented persons living in the United States.

- Hispanic buying power estimates, which now reach $700 billion, do no include the revenue generated by the undocumented workers in the United States or the revenues generated by the more 4 million people in Puerto Rico.

- Imports from Mexico in 2004 totaled over $155.8 billion, up from 138 billion in 2003 (Source: International Trade Administration).