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Though Latin America was not given more attention during the elections, the region now expects the President to focus on immigration, drug war and on Cuba. However, many want President Obama to focus more on trade and some want the President to change the policies towards Cuba. It is well-known that there are more than 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in the United States and reports state that majority of the undocumented immigrants are from Mexico and Latin America. Most of the undocumented immigrants are in the country right from their childhood and they do not want to leave the country. Though two thirds of the Latinos had voted for President Obama, they are not happy as President Obama has not passed the promised immigration reform. Marco Albuja, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ecuador, congratulated President Obama and said that he must not forget the Latino voters. Many congratulated the President on his victory and Otto Perez, President of Guatemala, requested President Obama to grant Temporary Protected Status to the Guatemalans. TPS is a program of the United States that permits the citizens of few designated countries to remain in the United States lawfully, for a certain period of time. He also said that he hopes that the new government will consider the TPS request and stop deporting the Guatemalans. Perez also mentioned that the United States has been deporting the Guatemalans and more than 33,000 Guatemalans have been removed from the United States, this year. Republicans will control the House of Representatives and the Senate will be controlled by the Democrats and due to this, it may not be easier for President Obama to enact the immigration reform. However, Majority Leader of the US Senate, Harry Reid said that priority will be given to immigration, even if the Republicans oppose. Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico's president-elect, said that he is willing to work with President Obama to clear the issues related to immigration. A drug war in Mexico has killed more than 60,000 people though the United States has assisted Mexico to fight against cartels. The new administration looks forward to create job opportunities in Mexico and in America. President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, said that President Obama must think about abolishing the US embargo on Cuba and he also said that President Obama has been re-elected because of the Latino votes. Similarly, the leftist leader has said that President Obama has won with the Hispanic votes and so he has to reward the Latinos.
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