Hard Work, Not Occupation, Is Key To The American Dream
Hard Work, Not Occupation, Is Key To The American Dream
By Hector Barajas, Director of Strategic Communications at Revolvis Consulting Enough already with this Occupy Wall Street nonsense. Don’t get me wrong, every month I write that check for my […]
Immigrant Arrests At Border Drop To Lowest Level Since 1970s
The number of undocumented immigrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in the past fiscal year dropped to the lowest it’s been since the 1970s. According to statistics from the Department of Homeland Security released […]
English Language Ed In Colorado Found To Be Inadequate
What does it cost to teach English to an immigrant child in the United States? A state district court in Colorado may not have an exact amount, but it knows […]
Despite High Unemployment, Hiring Discrimination Remains
By David Elliot, otherwords.org Many people know that some 14 million Americans, officially about 9 percent of the nation’s work force, are unemployed. Another 12 million are under-employed. That means […]
Study: Lawn Care Industry Large Source Of Income For Latinos
A new study from the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce simultaneously confirms and dispels myths about the archetypical Latino gardener: according to the findings, the landscaping and lawn care industry […]
America’s Real Poverty Rate
By Salvatore Babones, Otherwords.org The Census Bureau recently released a highly-anticipated report suggesting ways to improve the measurement of poverty in America. It found that adjusting for medical expenses, the […]
Majority Of New Homeowners In The U.S. Are Latino
More than half of new homeowners in the U.S. are Latino, according to new Census data for the third quarter. Accounting for 53% of new households, the number of Latino […]
South TX Oil Fields: Short-Term Benefits, Long-Term Probs
By Roberto R. Calderón So here we are again visiting the subject of the developing oil and gas field by intensive fracking technologies in a wide swath of South Texas counties. The Eagle Ford […]
Lamenting Our Sad, Sick Obsession With Stuff
On Black Friday, after another helping of delicious leftovers, I languidly sat on the couch and contemplated what all the shopping lunatics must be doing at that moment. See, my […]
How I Spent My Black Friday
I had never participated in Black Friday shopping. I did not know the endurance, persistence and raw nerve that it entailed. But this year, I decided to take a chance on […]
