Latinos in spotlight as Obama sets sights on Texas

Derek Valadéz should not be here.

Standing in the early afternoon sun, bobbing his head to the funky Obama soundtrack as he waits for the candidate to make his first major campaign stop in Texas, Valadéz arrived at Guadalupe Plaza at 10am to find a queue of people disappearing up the street.

Valadéz is a member of what until now has been a rare, almost mythical breed: the Latino Obama supporter. But that was then.”*

*From: http://www.guardian.co.uk
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