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10. Same-Sex Marriage
Fox News Latino recently reported on the fact that U.S. evangelical leaders are turning to Latin America to help convey their stance against same-sex marriage to the Hispanic community.

11. Affirmative Action
The intent of Affirmative Action is to level the playing field when it comes to higher education by reducing racial discrimination and creating more opportunities for minorities. The Supreme Court recently upheld Michigan’s ban on Affirmative Action with Sonia Sotomayor writing a passionate dissent of the decision.

12. DACA
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has made headlines lately with the sudden surge of minors crossing the border from Central America. It allows immigrants between the ages of 15 and 30, who came to the U.S. illegally as children, to apply for a temporary two-year work permit.