The Census Bureau was more inclined to define people the way they defined themselves rather than impose a label.

You have people from all races, all colors and shapes, from 20-plus nations in Latin America.

So you have Latina and Latino. You don't have that with Hispanic.

There are no rules for this.

[In some areas, help was still not available, angry people told Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo when he appeared at a relief center.] What do you mean no? ... Is there water?

It's about finding a solution, and we still don't have an answer to that. Putting people in jail, I don't think that's right, because most people who are here are here to better themselves.