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BOSTON – Carolin E. has no Social Security number, little financial security, and, a few months from now, no place to call home. Credit card companies and banks would turn her down.
As an illegal immigrant, she must live without a lot of things. But there’s one thing she won’t live without: her cellphone. Indeed, when it comes to mobile phones, millions of Latinos in America like Carolin are among the industry’s best customers.
Hispanics are outpacing others in navigating the newest horizons of the wireless world. They’re placing greater importance on taking pictures with their phones and sending text messages far and wide, according to market research companies. They are more likely to have unplugged their land lines altogether. And compared with the general market, they shell out 10 percent more money for their wireless bills, according to some estimates.