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Can Latinos still achieve the American Dream?

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A year ago, I wrote about how the Great Recession hit Latinos hard. At the time, I was hopeful that the worst was behind us. Perhaps that was my natural Latino tendency to be optimistic. After all, Latinos “are worse off, but they are still more positive about where the country is going” compared to Read More

Is America really the “greatest country in the world”?

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There is no room for second place.…If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score? —Vince Lombardi Recently, I wrote that American education pales in comparison to other countries’ school systems. But America is still the place for those hardworking, ambitious people who want a better life, right? After all, one reason so many Latinos Read More