This hearing was held to examine the status of Hispanic children and families in the United States, with special focus on children's services, educational opportunities, training, and employment issues. Testimony and reports brought before the Committee included, in part, the following information about Hispanics: (1) higher dropout rate and lower educational attainment; (2) higher rate of students in special education programs; (3) poorer health and medical care; (4) greater population growth; (5) higher poverty rates; (6) higher unemployment rates; (7) lack of available data on many Hispanic issues; (8) inappropriateness of some minority programs for Hispanics; (9) racist population control programs targeted at Hispanics; (10) positive effect of Federal government minority business programs on Hispanics; and (11) negative effect of United States cultural influences on Hispanics. (PS)