voters wrong. nobody gets up in cuba and says i will go to the united states so the child that i have there is a victim. that is not how they come here with aspirations and high hopes. while it appears that gains toward the g.o.p. may have been made among latino voters it is not a vote republicans can bank on. a recent poll shows latino americans feel both republicans and democrats take them for granted. so what these polls offer is an encouraging sign tore the g.o.p. the hispanic voters are 1 in 8 voters and part of the fastest growing-ups in the electorate. more ground can be made. julie: lydia, thank you very much. trace: commentary, the number of policemen and women who died in the line of duty hitting a record high this year.