By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

Granted, I haven't crossed paths with any violent gang members.  But in grade school, my classmate was Alfredo Banos, who is gone now but will always live on in my memories.

They are some of the hardest-working, nicest people whom I have ever met.  Their food is wonderful, but it is fattening which is why lots of them are overweight.

They work at a whole host of jobs, which non-Hispanics avoid like the plague.  And from what I have observed, they are very family-oriented, which is truly a gift from God.

I cannot speak more highly of any other group of Americans. They are a blessing, to be treasured.  Their music is alive, and captures the essence of God's jubilation at Life.  And they are proud of the fact that they are Americans like the rest of us.[2]

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2]  See http://www.philstockworld.com/2009/10/11 /greenspan%E2%80%99s-legacy-more-suffering-to-come/ (answer to the next-to-last question)