<p><strong>New America Media</strong></p>
<p><strong>CULIACAN, Sinaloa, Mex. </strong>— It isn’t the best of times. It is so far the worst of times. Instead of wisdom, there is violence. The age of foolishness has been replaced by official stubbornness; belief has gone all the way south to incredulity. Instead of light, there is death and darkness.</p>
<p> There was no hope this past spring, and for many civilians, there is despair for this winter.</p>
<p><strong>Scripps Howard Foundation Wire</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Frontera NorteSur</strong></p>
<p> Internationally, migration stands out as one of the most heated issues of the times. Across the world, restictionist measures increasingly shape public discourse. On November 10 and 11, representatives of 146 governments met in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where they discussed how public perceptions of migrants figure in the contemporary global political landscape.</p>
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<p><strong>Pew</strong><strong> Hispanic Center</strong></p>
<p> By their own reckoning, Latinos living in the United States do not have a national leader. When asked in an open-ended question to name the person they consider “the most important Latino leader in the country today,” nearly two-thirds (64%) of Hispanic respondents said they did not know. An additional 10% said “no one.”</p>