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IN THE early 1980s I met with two officials from a major and supposedly representative “Hispanic” group, the National Council of La Raza. After discussing the question of illegal immigration at their request for a while, I thought to ask them more about their group.

“How many members do you have?” I asked, interested in the structure and funding—and thus real power—of their organization. To my surprise, the two young men just looked at each other, shrugging without embarrassment.

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IN THE early 1980s I met with two officials from a major and supposedly representative “Hispanic” group, the National Council of La Raza. After discussing the question of illegal immigration at their request for a while, I thought to ask them more about their group.

“How many members do you have?” I asked, interested in the structure and funding—and thus real power—of their organization. To my surprise, the two young men just looked at each other, shrugging without embarrassment.