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<p>It was his love for soccer that made Joel Valdovinos enroll at San Diego City College more than 20 years ago. His high school soccer coach, Milton Hidalgo, was going to start teaching at SDCC, so Valdovinos decided to follow him.</p>
<p>It was also, in part, his love for soccer that during his second year at the college, he decided to major in civil engineering.<br>


Scripps Howard Foundation Wire

WASHINGTON – As presidential candidates target prospective Hispanic voters, there is a new issue, besides immigration, that might get their vote: education.

A study by Beck Research, a Washington-based Democratic research firm, shows that, after the economy and jobs, education is a main priority for Hispanic voters in the November presidential election.