Members of Metro Detroit's Latino community say that while their population is growing - up 10.3 percent in Michigan in the past three years - they are still struggling to gain political representation. According to research by Wayne State demographer Kurt Metzger, only 33.5 percent of Michigan Hispanic voters turned out in the 2002 elections, compared to 50.3 percent of the overall population. The growth of Latino businesses in Mexicantown, Pontiac and in southwest Detroit has people wondering why those communities haven't coalesced politically.