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Latino USA's Alex Avila and La Opinon's Pilar Moreno speak about news issues of the week affecting the Latino community.

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Stories broke this week about illegal child labor in India. A sub contractor that made gap jeans was responsible for that. But unfortunately, the story doesn't end there. Observers say low priced merchandise from china is having global economic impact and is pushing already low wages in developing countries even lower. Take for example what we found in Mexico. In recent years, many low wage Mexican laborers found work in export factories called "maquiladoras." but in Mexico's clothing industry things are changing. The southern Mexican City of Tehuacan was once called the blue jean capital of Mexico. Until recently, assembly jobs there were plentiful. Now, factory owners are cutting jobs and salaries. They blame it on unfair competition from china. That's entangled Tehuacan in a series of labor conflicts. And put the spotlight on illegal work conditions, including child labor. Latino USA's Franc Contreras traveled to Tehuacan and sent us this report.

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Latino USA commentator Adam Saytanides writes from Mexico on how mordidas can affect those training for a professional career.

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Recently, the US Senate quashed a bill that lawmakers were calling a bellweather for immigration legislation. The development, relief, and education for alien minors act, or dream act, would have allowed some undocumented students to pay in-state college tuition, and to apply for US citizenship. Critics say that the failure of the bill means it will be unlikely that lawmakers will return to the immigration issue anytime soon. But for the children of undocumented immigrants, many who’ve known only this country, the end of this act is in many ways the end of their dreams….As Monica Lopez reports from Los Angeles, the issue is one that young Latinos have been following.

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You've probably seen or maybe you've heard of the famous Mexican muralists. Diego Rivera painted rich scenes on the walls of buildings through the US and Mexico extolling the wonders of the Mexican socialist movement. Jose Clemente Orozco's murals in New York and Mexico City portray a world of human suffering, and his disappointment in the Mexican revolution. But there's another muralist of Mexican American heritage whose work, both rich and expansive, is relatively unknown to artists and the public alike. That's because he was an inmate when he painted his murals and that means for more than 50 years, his artwork has been locked up behind the walls of San Quentin state prison. Nancy Mullane reports. To see the rest of the photos, click here.

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