Why the affluent Latino population is growing strikingly faster than other wealthy groups

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Why the affluent Latino population is growing strikingly faster than other wealthy groups

Laura Murillo, president and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce shown Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Houston
Laura Murillo, president and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce shown Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Houston
Melissa Phillip, Staff / Houston Chronicle

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Roberto Goizueta, an immigrant from Cuba who became the CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, rose from humble beginnings to wealth. A new study indicates more and more of their fellow Latinos are becoming affluent.

A report released Wednesday by Merrill Lynch Research mentions them in its profile of affluent Latinos, a segment growing faster than in the general population of the United States.

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