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With a population of 40 million and growing, the United States witnessed Latinos becoming the largest minority in America in 2003 -- creating a voting bloc with the potential to determine the outcome of elections throughout the nation.

In The Latino Wave, award-winning journalist Jorge Ramos argues that the political party that can correctly understand the wants and needs of Hispanics will triumph at the polls. Ramos deftly clarifies these points, among many others, and explains why it's necessary to bridge the gap of misunderstanding that exists between Latinos and non-Latinos.

With insight from the nation's Latino political luminaries and interviews with Hispanics living across the United States, Ramos reveals who these New Americans really are -- and what it means for the country.

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Mein Kampf

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In this work, millionaire Jorge Ramos essentially advocates for a Hispanic conquest of the United States. He urges Hispanics in the U.S. to reject cultural assimilation in the U.S. and, at the same time, to drop their national identities in order to form a united front to make the U.S. a Hispanic nation. He labels anyone who disagrees with this conquest of the U.S. a racist. Jorge Ramos's work has been likened to Mein Kampf, and it's easy to see why: It provides an intellectual underpinning for the actions of such groups as Aztlan, the quasi-Nazi groups that promotes ethnic cleansing of all non-Hispanic people in the U.S. At best, this work serves as a horrifying warning of what may soon be coming to the U.S.: internal terrorism bankrolled by wealthy U.S. citizens who are benefitting from illegal immigration.

Impressive scholarship by Univision's anchor

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Univision national anchor Jorge Ramos has written an impressive piece of scholarship with "The Latino Wave," his timely look at how the current wave of immigration from Latin America is changing the face of politics in America. I give Ramos major credit for his industriousness: he obviously conceived and pieced together the book while reporting on the 2004 presidential election for Univision. In doing so, he really proves that he's no mere talking head. To the contrary, there are some real heady, well-thought out policy ideas in 'Wave.' For example, Ramos concludes his book by laying out 10 recommendations for politicians to "understand the Hispanic experience and improve the lives of Latinos." One of those points is "Make Latin America a Prominent Part of US Foreign Policy." At this point in the book, Ramos has detailed quite effectively the short shrift that Latin American politics are given by our leaders, the price to be paid (and will be paid) for that neglect, and how this oversight infuriates Latinos in this country. Ramos also has his finger right on the pulse of the hidden secret of immigrant labor: while many politicians publicly denounce its impact, the truth is that immigrant labor pays taxes and FICA and thereby is a critical cog in shoring up our Baby Boomers' expectations of Social Security benefits. As one expert is quoted as saying, because of the size of the Baby Boomer generation compared to our 'indigenous' workforce, the US economy is more dependent on immigrant labor now than at any point in the last 100 years. Jorge Ramos' insightful work is definitely worth your time.