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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Siento que Richard Nixon y su familia ya han sufrido demasiado y seguirán sufriendo a pesar de lo que yo decida [en este momento] y a pesar de lo que nosotros decidamos como país y como nación”.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The announcement this week of the 2010 Census population count didn’t tell us how many Latinos there were in the United States today, but it did tell us that Latinos are poised to became a powerful political force. Maybe.</p>

<p><strong>New America Media</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eighteen-year-old Francisco Curiel was present in the U.S. Senate chamber as the votes were tallied. His hopes alternately surged and crashed as each of the powerful legislators made their choice, “yea” or “nay,” on the DREAM Act.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Los hispanos en Estados Unidos nos hemos quedado como “el perro de las dos tortas”. El pasado Sábado 18 de Diciembre, el famoso DREAM Act fue derrotado en el senado, al no lograr los 60 votos necesarios que le permitiría a la iniciativa ser enviada al escritorio del Presidente Obama para convertirse en ley con su firma.</p>

Editorial:

This Christmas we celebrate the Birth of Christ and the joy of the holiday season, spending time with family and friends, the excitement of the children opening their presents, and this year we optimistically look forward to what appears to be a much better year than the years gone by.

<p><strong>NPR News</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There’s a good chance America will eventually look like San Antonio. Demographically, the Texas city is a glimpse into the American future – a majority Latino community, where English is the language of choice.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The mayor of San Antonio, Julian Castro, is young, photogenic, well-educated and barely speaks Spanish. Yet he may very well be the model of a new kind of Latino leadership.</p>

<p><strong>Scripps Howard Foundation Wire</strong></p>
<p><strong>WASHINGTON</strong> – Senators and experts explored how U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America should adapt to changes in the region over the last few years.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing Wednesday to review Latin America events in 2010 and look ahead to 2011.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; With all the focus of attention on the ballpark issue in Escondido being on financial matters, little attention has been given to the much larger issue of the environment that exists in this city. Since the passage of the infamous and illegal rental ban ordinance, the city council has been obsessed with making the lives of undocumented people as miserable as possible. And even though some of these policies affect American citizens, they continue with a zeal that makes Escondido a divided and unhealthy place.</p>

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