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Wealth Gap Among Races Has Widened Since Recession

Mary Mata May 3, 2013

By Annie Lowrey, New York Times WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans suffered a loss of wealth during the recession and the sluggish recovery that followed. But the last half-decade has […]

Latino Fertility Just Might Mean Economic Vitality

Mary Mata

Evolving U.S.-Mexico Relations and Obama’s Visit

Mary Mata May 2, 2013

Workplace Deaths Increase for Latinos and Blacks

Mary Mata May 1, 2013

By Albert Sabaté, ABC/Univision Latinos have the highest rate of occupational fatalities in the United States and it’s been that way for 15 years, according to a recent report. Hispanics make […]

Target gets Bi-Curious. Fans Don’t go Wild.

Mary Mata April 24, 2013

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Daphne Strassmann When I heard the jingle of a Target ad advertising baby things, I thought it to be a tad saccharine. How many times […]

Latino Education Affordability is the Future of the U.S. Labor Force

Mary Mata April 23, 2013

By Susana G. Baumann, Voxxi A projected 37.6 million or 80 percent of the 47 million new workers entering the labor force in the next four decades will be of […]

Gender Wage Gap is Harsher for Immigrant Women

Mary Mata April 22, 2013

By Erika L. Sánchez, NBCLatino It’s no secret that Latinas are the hardest hit by the gender wage gap. A recent analysis from the National Partnership for Women and Families showed that Latinas are […]