Pete Romero

That the first African American U.S. president is appointing a substantial number of Latinos to his administration should come as no surprise. Now the largest minority in the country, Latinos represent more than 15 percent of the population and voted for President Obama by a margin of two to one.

Many of these appointees have been named to posts responsible for Latin American policy. Some call this pigeonholing and others outsourcing U.S. foreign policy to an ethnic constituency.

Of course, it is neither of those but a little of both.