Hispanics in the Public Service in the Late Twentieth Century

of NASPAA institutions in recruiting Hispanic students andfaculty during the 1980s. In conclusion, Sisneros offers six proposals to expand the participation of Hispanics in the public service. T he Hispanic presence in the public service, the private sector, and society at large is becoming an increasingly important aspect of the American reality. It is incumbent upon public administration educators and practitioners alike to become acquainted in a serious way with the status of Hispanics in the public service today. An irony associated with this task is that such familiarization ought to have occurred during the decade of the 1980s as the Hispanic population grew in both numbers and political influence. Hispanics are searching for the policy and process tools necessary to manage and develop greater participation and leadership in the public service.