In its storied history, America has had to rely on specific generations to make enormous personal sacrifices for the country’s sake.  One generation fought to create the country; another generation struggled to keep it whole and not let it disappear into disunion; another generation beat back fascism; others outlasted communism; and another now fights international terrorism.   HispanicLatinos are no different.  They are a new generation of Americans being asked to save and to hold their country for a far greater purpose than the vast majority of HispanicLatinos might have ever considered – except that many of them start behind the social, economic and political curve.  And the dimensions of the responsibility they bear are daunting.  How to help save a country that seems in decline internally is no small task.

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