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Homelessness among Latinos has shot up in Los Angeles County while other demographic groups have seen a decline over the last two years.

Liberty, justice, freedom for all — all of these presumed catchphrases that get bandied around this time of year take on new and tragically ironic meaning this Independence Day.

Print The word came in the morning, as Grace Cruz and her children gathered at the family home in Boyle Heights on Christmas Eve, 1943. Her oldest son, Jacob, was dead. A telegram from the United States Marines said the 18-year-old private was killed in action but divulged little else. The ongoing Pacific campaign meant Jacob would be buried in a temporary grave in the Tarawa atoll, where he and more than 1,000 other Marines and sailors died fighting the Imperial Japanese Army. Weeks turned into months and into years. The military finally admitted it couldn’t find Jacob’s burial place. Hi...