U.S. Census figures show state’s Hispanic population rising
By BILL GLAUBER and BEN POSTON
bglauber@journalsentinel.com
Posted: Aug. 6, 2008

It might be a quick glimpse of a Spanish-language billboard hyping the Wisconsin State Fair. Or, it could be a stop inside a Milwaukee Public Schools classroom when bilingual education is in full swing. But for state Rep. Pedro Colón (D-Milwaukee), it’s the drive down Oklahoma Ave. in Milwaukee that tells him of the growing numbers of Hispanic residents in Wisconsin.

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“I grew up here, and I can tell you I do a double-take when I see Latino stores on Oklahoma,â€