Former Representative Herman Badillo (D-NY) talked about his book [One Nation, One Standard: An Ex-Liberal on How Hispanics Can Succeed Just Like Other Immigrant Groups], published by Sentinel. Herman Badillo, a former deputy mayor of New York City and former U.S. Congressman, rose from poverty to become the first Puerto Rican native elected to the U.S. Congress. He says his community's path to prosperity, political unity, and the American mainstream must be through self-reliance.