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<p>Latinos make up half the population in the city of Escondido. But many wonder what they can do to make the city a safer, more hospitable place for themselves and their families.</p>
<p>Some activists believe a better Latino voter turnout might be the answer. They say that a growing number of Latinos experience systemic racism in Escondido, especially from the city council and police department.</p>

<h2>Ending the Illusion</h2>
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<p>Instead of the usual 16th of September celebrated in most Mexican American communities, MEChA students at California State University at Northridge hold an “Endependence Day.” The event has the blaring of the mariachis, the jarabe tapatio, and gritos, but in the center stage are speeches and poetry readings calling for ending dependence and achieving the unfulfilled dream of the Mexican Independence.</p>

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<p>Durante su discurso ante la convención republicana, en Tampa, el pasado 29 de agosto, la gobernadora de Nuevo México, Susana Martínez, contó como se había cambiado del Partido Demócrata al Partido Republicano.</p>
<p>La gobernadora, una de las nuevas estrellas hispanas del Gran Viejo Partido (GOP), narró que sus padres eran demócratas y que ella también lo había sido.</p>