Today’s Latino News Headlines – July, 18, 2018

U.S. Latino news headlines, curated daily by NewsTaco.

‘It’s hypocritical’: Chicago Latino Caucus to return donation from private immigrant detention company – Chicago Tribune

The Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Foundation accepted $1,000 from a private prison company that has contracts to detain immigrants, like many who live in the aldermen’s wards. A spokeswoman for the GEO Group said the company also donated $500 to the foundation last year.

Illegal immigration is a ‘crisis,’ says Trump’s border security boss – Politico

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan on Tuesday called illegal border crossings into the U.S. a “crisis” because the system attracts that vulnerable population to trek to the border.

Immigrant children describe treatment in detention centers – Associated Press

The children’s descriptions of various facilities are part of a voluminous and at times scathing report filed in federal court this week in Los Angeles in a case over whether the Trump administration is meeting its obligations under a long-standing settlement governing how young immigrants should be treated in custody.

Is There a Future for Latino Republicans? – Politico

“I don’t think right now the Republican Party is attracting Latinos or African-Americans in droves … even in drips,” Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.

Zillow: Blacks and Latinos have to spend more than 30% of income to pay rent – Housing Wire

The divide is so large that in 28 of the largest 50 metros across the country, including San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston, typical black households can afford fewer than a third of the listings that typical white households can afford.

Gap Remains Between Latino Population And Voter Turnout — But Things Are Changing – KJZZ

Even though Latino voters are growing by leaps and bounds in demographics, this hasn’t translated to powerful returns at the polls, not yet anyway.

Science: Immigrants and their children are more likely to be profiled for citizenship – Brinkwire

The findings are important given that US law enforcement officers are increasingly required to make distinctions between citizens and non-citizens living along the border with Mexico.

U.S. Hispanic Women’s Earnings Are on the Rise – Bloomberg

The aggregated weekly earning power of Hispanic women surpassed $5 billion for the first time last quarter. White women made $31.3 billion per week in the second quarter, African-American women earned $4.97 billion, and Asian women made $3.2 billion.

Amazon, Wal-Mart Drawing the Largest Numbers of Online Hispanic Shoppers in US – Portada

Hispanic online shoppers’ preferences closely matched those of the population at large in the US in May, with retailers Amazon and Wal-Mart taking first and second places respectively for most-visited sites.