Latin America Roundup -- April 29

Cuba walks tightrope of reforms

In a campaign that bears much similarity to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's 1980s appeal for glasnost, Cuba's President Raul Castro has been urging the public to investigate social shortcomings, denounce them and propose improvements, writes Carol J. Williams from Havana.

Duroville trailer park allowed to stay open

After months of deliberation, a federal judge ruled Monday that the Duroville mobile home park could stay open if it made 20 critical changes, including hiring contractors to upgrade its decrepit water, sewage and electrical systems. About half the park's residents are Purépechas, Indians from Michoacan in Mexico, most of whom speak neither Spanish nor English, writes David Kelly.

Number of California's potential immigrant voters to swell

In the first detailed analysis of potential immigrant voters and their children in California legislative districts, a study to be released today shows they could constitute nearly one-third of state voters by 2012, reports Teresa Watanabe.

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City

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"Number of California's potential immigrant voters to swell"

so let me get this straight...we get flooded with illegal immigrants...who then have more children than they can afford to raise (thus american middle class taxpayers pick up the bill)......who then grow up and reward the united states for offering their families opportunity....by voting for amnesty for the next flood of illegals.

and then call americans racist for opposing this RECONQUISTA.

incredible.