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Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

New Pew Hispanic Study Illustrates Today’s Economic Gains by Latino immigrants are Short-lived for Future Generations

Aug 21, 2007, 5:10 PM 7

LatinaLista — Have you heard? There’s another Latino migration happening across the country. The Pew Hispanic Center released their latest report today â€” 1995 — 2005: Foreign-Born Latinos Make Progress on Wages. It seems Latino immigrants are moving from…

Business, Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

When the Mexican Rich Get Richer, The Poor Come North

Aug 14, 2007, 8:18 PM 5

LatinaLista — So what if we build a 30-foot, double-steel, reinforced fence at the border with Mexico and do random worksite raids gathering hundreds of undocumented immigrants and filling planes and buses to deport them en masse back across…

Economy, Guest Voz, Immigration

An Economist Sees the True Value of Undocumented Labor

Aug 9, 2007, 11:38 AM 10

LatinaLista — There is a very simple reason as to why the United States is in the mess it is in when it comes to having lost control over illegal immigration. Nobody ever wanted to talk about our dependence…

American Dreams, Business, Culture, Economy, Women

Transforming Ordinary Business Owners into Extraordinary Entrepreneurs

Aug 4, 2007, 9:33 PM 0

Empowerment coach, Nancy Marmolejo, sells clients on recognizing and valuing their own strengths to achieve their greatest potential. Nancy Marmolejo LatinaLista — Entrepreneurialism is in Nancy Marmolejo’s blood. Having a father who loved being his own boss, and who…

Business, Economy

Latino Buying Power Set to Soar Nearly 500 Percent

Aug 1, 2007, 1:49 PM 3

LatinaLista — Though some doubt the power of a Latino electorate, there is no doubting the buying power of Latinos. In the latest annual report on minority buying power by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University…

Business, Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

Do U.S. Citizens Really Want to do Back-Breaking Labor for Minimum Wage?

Jul 20, 2007, 7:19 PM 5

LatinaLista — The title of a new Arizona coalition sounds more like the name of an early morning talk show than an organized effort to combat the first fallout of the state’s do-it-yourself approach to immigration reform. (Source: bp2.blogger.com)

Business, Children, Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

Immigrants and Their Children Will Account for All of the U.S. Work Force Growth Between 2010 and 2030

Jul 3, 2007, 2:20 PM 2

LatinaLista — Tomorrow, the United States of America is 231 years old. What has become a cliche, courtesy of the immigration reform debate, that our nation is a nation of immigrants, has never been more true than tomorrow. According…

Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

NCLR Gets it Wrong in Assuming Future Workers Want Citizenship

May 9, 2007, 12:56 AM 0

LatinaLista — While the Latino community is over 42 million strong, surprisingly there are still very few of our voices that have been able to find a platform from which to be heard. One either has to be in…

Culture, Economy

Commercializing Cinco de Mayo Underscores How Much the Event Doesn’t Belong to Mexican-American Latinos

Apr 26, 2007, 9:00 PM 0

LatinaLista — One thing mainstream America is good at doing is “commercializing” any special holiday or event on a t-shirt! What better recuerdo (memory) than to have the event screen printed on a t-shirt. We know that event has…

Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final, Technology

It’s Not a Digital Divide that Exists Among Latinos, but a Divide Over Nativity

Mar 30, 2007, 3:21 AM 0

LatinaLista First, there were THESE headlines: Latinos hurt by digital divide, report says Latinos lagging in Internet use, report states Study finds wide Internet gap among US Latinos US Latinos Less Likely to Use Internet Juan Manuel Reyes- Hernandez,…

Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

Expert Says Not Just Any Kind of Guest Worker Program Will Work

Mar 16, 2007, 11:43 PM 0

LatinaLista — During his stop in Mexico, the last leg of his The-US-Wants-to-be-Your-Friend Latin American trip, President Bush made it clear that there would not be any amnesty granted to the undocumented who are in the United States, but…

Economy, Palabra Final, Youth

Today’s Undocumented Students Could Hold the Key to Impending Economic Crisis in 2012

Mar 15, 2007, 2:05 AM 0

LatinaLista — A new report released today by the Boston College Center on Aging and Work warns the country that today’s strong economy is in for a very rude awakening by 2012. Why? Because of a changing workforce demographic….

Culture, Diversity, Economy, Palabra Final

Latino Advice Columnists Got it All Wrong

Mar 6, 2007, 1:06 AM 0

LatinaLista — Today, a question was posed to three Latino advice columnists. The question: I’ve always heard of the glass ceiling for nonwhite, nonmale workers, but is there such a thing as a “token ceiling”? I’m a Latina professional…

Business, Economy, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final

California is Second State to Release Research Finding Economic Benefits to Undocumented Immigrant Labor

Mar 1, 2007, 2:22 AM 0

LatinaLista — The U.S. Census reports that between July 1, 2003 and July 1, 2004, California led all states in an increase of Hispanics. Overall, the state added 715,000 Latinos. In Los Angeles County alone, there was an increase…

Art, Causes, Culture, Economy, Immigration

Superhero Exhibit Underscores Value of Immigrant Labor

Jan 30, 2007, 3:47 AM 0

LatinaLista — Monday nights are addictive for those of us who have gotten hooked on the NBC series Heroes. The idea that ordinary-looking people can have these incredible qualities makes it all the more believable that a “Superman” could…

Business, Culture, Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

The Point of No Return for Immigration Reform: The Proof is in the Pizza

Jan 13, 2007, 2:31 AM 0

LatinaLista — There is a bigger verdad (truth) in this whole immigration debate and the proof is in the pizza. By now, we’ve all heard of the special promotion that a Dallas, Texas-based pizza chain called Pizza Patron, was…

Economy, Government, Health, Palabra Final

Iraqi War Veterans Among Growing Trend of Homeless Veterans

Jan 11, 2007, 3:14 AM 0

LatinaLista — As President Bush delivers his speech telling the nation that it’s going to take over 20,000 more U.S. troops to bring stability to Iraq, I am rereading the sad statistics about the homeless in this country. (Source:…

Business, Economy, General, Immigration, Palabra Final

Operator of Family Immigrant Detention Center Named Among the 400 Best Businesses in America by Forbes

Dec 22, 2006, 2:37 AM 0

LatinaLista — In 2004, at a company investors’ meeting, representatives from Corrections Corporation of America, operators of the family immigration detention facility, the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas, told their investors that business was good. T….

Economy, General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final

Just How Many Immigrants Caught in Swift Raids Used False Identities to Damage Others’ Credit?

Dec 19, 2006, 2:53 AM 0

LatinaLista I am a Chicana and my identity was stolen by an illegal alien. Yes, an illegal alien. Not an undocumented worker, not an economic migrant, not a border crosser, not an entrant. It ruined my credit, cost thousands…

Business, Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final, Special Reports

The State of Texas Makes It Official: Undocumented Contribute More to State Revenues than Receive in Services

Dec 8, 2006, 2:50 AM 0

LatinaLista — A day after Latina Lista reported on the attempts by a Texas lawmaker to revoke American citizenship of children born in the United States of undocumented immigrants comes a “Special Report” from the state’s comptroller that undocumented…

Causes, Economy, Money

Lending Program Matches American Citizens with Struggling Mexican Entrepreneurs

Dec 6, 2006, 2:45 AM 0

LatinaLista — Maria Elena lives in Monterrey, Mexico. She used to work in a tortilla factory. Though she didn’t make a lot of money, her small salary, added to her husband’s wages as a mechanic, let Maria Elena, her…

Business, Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

Tax Law Professor Shows Research Proving that the Undocumented Don’t Exploit U.S. Economy

Nov 21, 2006, 3:33 AM 0

LatinaLista Since the enactment of the Revenue Act of 1913, the federal government has subjected non-U.S. citizens residing in the United States (with or without documents) to income tax in the same manner as U.S. citizens. Low-income undocumented immigrants…

Diversity, Economy, Education, Palabra Final, Special Reports

Four Myths About Undocumented Immigrants are Dispelled in New University Study

Nov 16, 2006, 4:06 AM 0

LatinaLista — As more and more towns join in the hysteria of proclaiming undocumented immigrants Public Enemy #1, it’s more and more obvious these politicians and citizens don’t want to know the people behind the label. Who knows what…

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