, more and more establishments are beginning to understand the importance of having Spanish-English bilingual speakers in their fold (Credit Union National Association ,n .d . Since 1990 , Hispanic /Latino population originating from Central or South America in the United States has gone up 5 .6 percent with Mexicans , Puerto Ricans , and Cubans still comprising more than fifty percent of the Hispanic population (Credit Union National Association ,n .d . Here are some facts and figures about this group of people :An estimated 27 million Hispanics /Latinos live in the United States and the number continues to grow . Hispanic /Latinos are the second largest minority group in the United States (Oak Ridge Institute , 1997 .Mexican-Americans comprise the largest Hispanic /Latino population in theUnited States making up 64 followed by Puerto Ricans , Central and South Americans , and Cubans in that order (Oak Ridge Institute , 1997 .Most Hispanic /Latinos reside in 20 urban areas in 10 states namely California , Texas , Florida , Illinois , New York , Arizona , Massachusetts ,New Jersey , Colorado , and New Mexico (Oak Ridge Institute , 1997 .Hispanics have Indian , European , and African origin . They are culturally diverse (Office of Minority Health , 1997 .Puerto Ricans are regarded as American citizens . “Operation Bootstrap ‘paved the way for annual migrations of thousands of Puerto Ricans to agricultural farms in the Northeast . From 1970 to 1990 , many Hispanics returned to Puerto Rico because of decreasing economy in