economy
AZ Loses $605M, Has A $31B Latino Market
Okay, these are the facts. Arizona passed SB 1070. About 100,000 Latinos left the state. Lots of people, like celebrities and professional organizations, called for a boycott of the state. The result […]
No English? You May Be Murdered
If you’re Latino, where you live and the thickness of your accent can make you more prone to be a victim of violence, even murder. The statement is the result […]
A Day Without a Mexican in Prince William, VA
Remember that movie “A day without a Mexican?” It was about what would happen in the US if all Mexicans were to leave, not go to work, not be around. […]
Beltran Leyva Cartel Hiring 12 Year-Old Hitmen
Just when you think the drug-related violence in Mexico can’t get any worse — it does. This just in, police in Mexico are searching for a 12 year-old hitman nicknamed […]
Arizona’s Law Worked: 100K Less Latinos
A study coming from Mexico found that there may be 100,000 less Latinos in Arizona post-SB 1070. BBVA Bancomer Research did the study using U.S. Current Population Survey numbers, finding […]
Latino Market Growing at Highest Rate in US
Let me see if I’ve got this right. Latino unemployment is 12.4 percent, the national average is 9.6 percent. Latinos earn less per year than the general population. Latino educational […]
Wait! Before You Vote…
…there’s one more thing you need to know. Actually, you should know it regardless of the election, as something you keep in your stash of important facts. Because conversations inevitably […]
A Crazy Time for Unemployment, Nuance and Third Person Politics
How bad has the recession been for Latinos? It’s been bad, we know. While unemployment hovers around 9.6 percent for the nation, the Latino unemployment rate is 12.4 percent. But […]
The 3,000 Mile Oil Change Has Gone the Way of the Chupacabras
The car my brother and I shared in middle school didn’t go in reverse. True story, we had a car in middle school. But that was in a time and […]
Don’t Vote? If You Knew Us, You’d Know Better
The joke was that Latinos for Reform produced a “Don’t Vote†television ad (in English andSpanish) because they wanted to claim responsibility for all the Hispanic voters that don’t go […]