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  • U.S.Olympic athlete,Mexican flag?(Funny,I only saw one set of letters on his jersey: USA.)

    08/10/2012 9:32:25 AM PDT · by onlylewis · 44 replies
    cnn.com ^ | August 10, 2012 | Ruben Navarrette Jr
    After Manzano finished his race and secured his medal, he did what athletes typically do at the Olympics. He held up his country's flag -- the Stars and Stripes. The 27-year-old was born in Mexico, but the United States is his country now. His father migrated here illegally from the city of Dolores Hidalgo. Manzano was brought here when he was 4. Like most immigrants, they came in search of greater opportunity. And they found it -- for themselves, and their children. You can't help but be proud of Manzano and the country that allowed him the opportunity to fulfill...