There, they would rob them of money, jewelry, and clothing. Rome Immigration Is Emerging as Early Issue in Italy's Vote August usually produces a truce in Italian politics as party leaders head for the beaches along with everyone else. The presidential candidates are going bilingual, tripping over themselves to reach out to Latino voters. Currently, about three in 10 Latinos live below the poverty level. And two in five Latino children are growing up poor.
Many Latino children face obstacles to receiving a decent education.
When he visits the United States this week, president-elect Vicente Fox will ask leaders to show ''a vision for the future'' and seriously consider his ideas for ending illegal immigration and spurring job growth here to prevent it, he said in an interview Saturday. Those ideas include opening the U.S. border to more legal Mexican workers and contributing to an international development fund with as much as 10 billion dollars to 20 billion dollars.