The son of undocumented Mexican immigrants wins Olympic freestyle wrestling title at 121 pounds.

-- by Kevin Baxter, The Los Angeles Times

-- by Sam Roberts, The New York Times

Deep inside a data dump by the Census Bureau last week was a startling racial projection: By midcentury, the United States will be home to 80 million more white people.

-- by Darryl Fears, The Washington Post

WASHINGTON | Marie Justeen Mancha was at home alone when she heard strange voices inside the house. As she crept down a hallway to make sure she wasn’t hearing things, the voices erupted into shouts.

“ ‘Police! Illegals!’ ”

-- by Albor Ruiz, The New York Daily News

The economy is in bad shape and we all feel the pain. Hopefully, though, the advice posted on Aug. 7 by a disgruntled reader will not have many takers.

-- by Mike McWilliams, The Asheville Citizen-Times

ASHEVILLE – Susan Yarger was walking past Vance Monument during a visit to Asheville Saturday afternoon when she happened upon a group of people decrying a recent immigration raid at a Woodfin factory. The Raleigh resident said it’s an issue “dear to my heart.”

-- by Anna Tinsley, The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

For years, Juan Hernandez was a familiar sight at Joe T. Garcia’s — strolling among diners and singing as a local troubadour.

In 2006, Congress authorized the Secure Fence Act, a multi-billion dollar plan to build a wall hundreds of miles long across the southern border of the United States to stem the flow of undocumented immigrants and provide security from potential terrorism. Maria Hinojosa investigates how the wall has turned into a nightmare for many Americans living along the U.S.-Mexico border. Turns out the wall -- which will cover less than half of the actual border -- inexplicably cuts through the middle of some properties, while leaving others untouched. Many

-- by Sam Roberts, The New York Times

Ethnic and racial minorities will comprise a majority of the nation’s population in a little more than a generation, according to new Census Bureau projections, a transformation that is occurring faster than anticipated just a few years ago.

-- by Emily Bazar and Paul Overberg, USA Today