Social Security Report: Immigration Bill Would Boost Economy
Social Security Report: Immigration Bill Would Boost Economy
By Seung Min Kim, Politico The Senate Gang of Eight’s immigration legislation is likely to be a net boon to the economy and Social Security, a new government report shows. […]
A Day in the Strawberry Fields Seems Like Forever
By Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times About 30 minutes into my job as a picker, the strawberry fairy left her first gift. On one of the beds of berries that […]
In Immigration Debate, Millionaire’s Visa Under the Radar
By Kelly Chung Dawson, New America Media The Immigration Act of 1990 introduced the EB-5 visa, an “employment-based” route to legal permanent US residency – a “green card” – for foreigners […]
Latino Jobless Rate Hits 4 Year Low, But Not All Good News
By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi The U.S. employment report released Friday shows the Latino unemployment rate in April dropped to 9.0 percent, down from 9.2 in March. The latest unemployment rate for […]
Latino Jobless Rate Falls to 9 Percent As U.S. Adds 165K Jobs
By Fox News Latino U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government had first estimated, according to the […]
Wealth Gap Among Races Has Widened Since Recession
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
By O. Ricardo Pimentel, San Antonio Express News Some highlights of a nuanced talk in San Antonio recently on Hispanic demography by Emilio Parrado of the University of Pennsylvania: The Hispanic fertility rate […]
Workplace Deaths Increase for Latinos and Blacks
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.
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
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 […]
