so it s a powerful step in the right direction. very rarely do i think that legislation represents giant leaps. but the health reform legislation does represent a giant leap. why did the urban league decide to take a closer look at the hispanic disparities in hispanic achievements? it s a great question. and over the last six or seven years as we ve done this report, each and every year the question of the status of the nation s hispanic and latino communities has come up. and we decided this year that we needed to answer that question. so we ve added the hispanic index, and it s going to be a permanent part of our report every year. and what needs to be done to help close these gaps for the minority communities? i think what s most important right now is for the congress and the president to get behind a very robust jobs bill. something significant. something that will put 1 million to 1.5 million people to