Ignorance Still Persists About Latinos
Joseph Torres

The figures are staggering. Latinos now comprise one of every seven U.S. residents, or 14 percent of the population, according to a recent U.S. Census report. In addition, Latinos accounted for nearly half of the nation’s population growth between July of 2003 and 2004. From 1990 to 2004 the Latino population doubled from 22 million to 44 million.

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Group Looks for Missing and Exploited Latino Children
Jake Rollow

A disproportionately high 13,000 U.S. Hispanic boys and girls are abducted by strangers every year, and the fact has grabbed the attention of the nation’s top resource organization that tracks missing children.

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Want to feel American? Travel Abroad
Edward Barrios Acevedo     [Photo]

“Are all Americans as dark as you?” It was the first question asked of me as I sat down at an outdoor café over looking Sydney Harbor.

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U.S. House to Decide on CAFTA
After Congressional Recess Ends
Alex Meneses Miyashita     [Photo]

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to take up the Central America Free Trade Agreement legislation after the July 4 congressional recess ends next week.

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Mexico Involved in Most Child Kidnappings
Jake Rollow

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children handles some 1,000 international abduction cases annually, nearly a third of which involve Mexico. In fact, more than any other country, the Center’s international division cases concern children brought from or taken to Mexico.

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Cubans Wondering What’s Going On
Ricardo Chavira     [Photo]

HAVANA—Cubans are stunned and angered by what they see as the Bush Administration’s coddling of an accused terrorist. Cuban-born Jesus Posada Carriles, who with the aid of the CIA has made a career of waging war on Cuba, sits in an El Paso immigration jail. That he isn’t in Venezuela for his role in killing 78 people aboard a Cuban airliner blown up in midair has many here convinced that American justice is fatally flawed.

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Supreme Court Resignation
Elevates Hopes for a Latino Nominee
Alma Dalia Rojo

Latino groups and legislators are closely watching the Sturm und Drang surrounding the selection of a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, saying they want to ensure that a potential nominee, if not Latino, is at least mindful of the issues concerning the community.

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America the Beautiful: A Mayor, A Court
Frank Gómez

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s inauguration concluded with the singing of “America the Beautiful.” On the same day, Friday, July 1, President Bush announced the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. These two events – a continent apart – hold great significance for Hispanics and for the nation.

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View from the Pier
Herman Sillas

Hey, UCLA finally legitimatized me last month. Back in the ‘50s, I attended the Westwood university campus and graduated with a B.A. in political science. Not able to find a country that was willing to let me lead it, I enrolled in UCLA’s law school.

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Latino Groups Supremely Disappointed
But Judiciously Hopeful
Sonia Meléndez     [Photo]

Latino leaders say they are "disillusioned" but "not surprised" by President Bush's nomination of John Roberts Jr. to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

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Military Recruiters Can’t Help
But Salivate over Latino Youth
Edward Barrios Acevedo     [Photo]

Once again, it’s G.I. José to the rescue. It should be no surprise that Latinos are being called – albeit, very quietly - to do what most U.S. residents wouldn’t want their children to consider: enlist in the U.S. military.

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Thirty Years Later, a Bronx High School Graduate
Looks into His Rearview Mirror
Julio Barreto

This summer marks 30 years since I graduated from high school in a ceremony at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral. As with any 18-year-old, I did not realize the significance of that moment. After three decades of reflection, I view the degree I received with pride above my other degrees. Why? Because for a young Puerto Rican kid from da Bronx, it reflects who I am, where I came from and how far I have traveled since leaving New York 30 years ago.

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