Chicanos and Boricuas continue to be treated and considered as secondclass citizens and our pleas for aid and understanding are frequently met with nothing more than vague. meaningless promises. and inflation. One of the difficulties we have experienced is that our forces have been divided. Puerto Ricans have often been forced to compete with Mexican Americans in order to secure assistance and visa versa. However. efforts are now being made to unite. to join forces. and to speak with one voice. An encouraging development in the formation of a ChicanoBoricua coalition or alliance was a meeting held in Washington last week at which representatives of various Puerto Rican and Mexican American groups met to discuss their common problems and goals.