Gender Wage Gap is Harsher for Immigrant Women
Gender Wage Gap is Harsher for Immigrant Women
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 […]
5 Ways Immigration Reform Will Help Low-Wage Workers
By Ezra Klein, Washington Post Something odd happens whenever immigration reform enters the news: Politicians and pundits who barely spare a word for low-wage workers in normal times suddenly become extremely […]
The Immigrant ‘Welfare Queen’ Myth
By Alex Nowrasteh, The Blaze A common conservative refrain is that immigrants, once they enter the U.S., “immediately begin to depend on government welfare,” as Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama recently […]
Young Latinos’ Changing Attitudes About Money
By Hispanically Speaking News As April 15th approaches, everyone who has earned money this year is making sure they’ve given Uncle Sam his due. As a result, it’s that time […]
Construction Booming In Texas, But Latino Workers Pay Dearly
By Wade Goodwyn, NPR Like almost everything in the Texas, the construction industry in the Lone Star State is big. One in every 13 workers here is employed in the […]
Little Change for Latinos in High Corporate Positions
By HACR WASHINGTON, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR), released findings from its 2012 Corporate Inclusion Index (CII) and, for the fourth year in a row, there was […]
Second Generation Making Strides
By Anthony Orozco, Reading Eagle It’s nearly become a cliche that immigrants journey to the United States in search of new opportunities and a better way of life. But a […]
Latino Jobless Rate Continues to Drop
By B.D. Campbell, HispanicBusiness.com Latinos continue to make gains in the jobs market, with a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate that dropped in March to 9.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported […]
Diversity Programs Give Illusion of Corporate Fairness
By Science Daily Diversity training programs lead people to believe that work environments are fair even when given evidence of hiring, promotion or salary inequities, according to new findings by […]
Broadband Can Benefit Latinos and Boost Job Creation
By Jason Llorenz, LIN@R President Obama has much to be proud of in his four years as President, including managing us through the economic meltdown and strengthening the safety net […]