They better get used to it...
I see they use plural, but the only guy they mention is definitely not an accepted leader of the Hispanic community.
In my town, hispanic community leaders are determined and rollup by:
1. Family
2. Extended Family and visibility / popularity in the community
3. Church / and / involvement in activities
4. Origin: Town
5. Origin: Country
6. Spanish Accent/Dialect/words they use
When I go around to their businesses, no one knows these “Leaders” the press quote from