LatinaLista — As the nation begins the annual three-day celebration of Labor Day, today’s employment reality is nothing to celebrate. For the first time since 1945, there was no job growth in a recorded month and unemployment is holding steady at 9.1 percent. This lack of job creation is fueling speculation from economists that the [...]
South King County, Washington rethinks budget cuts to tackle growing problem among Latino youth
LatinaLista — As Congress returns to Capitol Hill next week and fresh debate begins over the federal deficit, it’s hoped that Congress understands that some of the very programs they deem or will deem expendable could have a huge negative impact on the Latino community. They only have to look at what is happening in [...]
Poll underscores changing realization among Latinos, blacks and Asians that it takes more than hard work to be a success
LatinaLista — It’s always assumed that if a person works hard, he/she will succeed in life. The harder you work, the greater your success. It’s the premise for the proverbial “American Dream.” Yet, a new poll released by Colorlines.com shows that the meaning of the American Dream has evolved, or to some, devolved. About 2400 [...]
New research shows how vital the role of all Latinos is to the US economy
LatinaLista — The power of political action committees is fierce. One has only to look at the Tea Party to see what happens when determination sets in to elect only like-minded candidates. That’s why news today that a new political action committee was being formed with another laser-specific agenda caught most people off guard. Former [...]
The roots of UK violence are alive and growing in the US among Latino, black and impoverished youth
LatinaLista — The sad and violent images of England under attack shouldn’t just shock us but should signal a warning. Though police, politicians and the average citizen label the looters as “thugs” and claim they are acting, not out of a particular protest, but to commit crime for crime’s sake, are blind to the real [...]
Chamber leader says state immigration law jumble harms business
By Cristina Rayas Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – A Phoenix business leader warned Tuesday (July 19, 2011) that businesses will continue to suffer from the jumbled approach to immigration issues by states, unless the federal government steps in. “Down the path of inaction on the federal level, we are going to continue to see the [...]