America has always been recognized for its diversity, and is seen as a country composed of minorities who intersect with one another on a regular basis. The steadily growing number of Latino Muslims in the United States is inevitable.

Peter King's targeting of the Muslim community is wrong and should cease swiftly. His attitude damages not only the Muslim community but all minority communities.

America's ever-growing Latino-Muslim population has yet to be estimated statistically. Latino paths to Islam are as diverse as Hispanic countries of origin and roots and derive from a variety of life experiences.

Mohamed felt the pull toward the faith strengthen in Iraq -- "the heart of the Islamic world," as he says -- and he started learning about the precepts of the Quran.