Dramatic Rise in Hispanic Population on Maryland Eastern Shore

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush

Published November 18, 2013 at 9:30 AM EST

The Hispanic population has doubled and even tripled over the last ten years in parts of the Maryland Eastern Shore. In part 1 of a 3 part series Delmarva Public Radio's Don Rush examines how and why they come.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.

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