LatinaLista — San Antonio’s newest and largest facility serving homeless adults and children draws attention because it isn’t just another place where the homeless find refuge. Haven for Hope raises the bar on helping the homeless by creating the first “Homeless Transformation Campus” in the country. Citing their mission as “to transform and save lives,” [...]
Guest Voz: In this digital economy, Latinos have the most to lose
By Jason A. Llorenz LatinaLista Today’s economy has become so intertwined with the internet and computers that it stands to reason that anyone who isn’t comfortable navigating cyberspace or has the skills to operate a computer and run various software is at a real disadvantage in this increasingly technical job market. However, as today’s Guest [...]
Education study finds low-income Latinos and other students of color hardest hit by rising college costs
LatinaLista — It’s one thing for students to want to go to college but it’s quite another for them to be able to afford it. The dilemma is not new. For years, students short on cash for tuition have resorted to working an outside job to help pay expenses. Now, a new study examining the [...]
National food campaign aims to decrease high number of Latinos who go hungry
LatinaLista — Going hungry is a real problem in the Latino community. The most recent United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) study (Nov. 2009) available documented that 29.4 percent of Latinos go hungry. Seeing how the price of food has risen since then, it’s an educated guess that leads to the natural assumption that food [...]
Guest worker program needs reform of its own before including it in broader immigration reform bill
LatinaLista — One component of immigration reform that is considered to be the most “sellable” point is the guest worker aspect. Non-skilled immigrant labor is brought in on H2-A visas to perform temporary farm labor. This industry has always been in the forefront of attracting immigrant labor. According to a 2009 immigration factsheet: In an [...]
Construction work can be an American nightmare for immigrants
By Omar Perez Borderzine EL PASO — Finding the American dream has always been difficult for new immigrants, but for workers in the construction industry the struggle has been especially tough. Squalid living arrangements and torment from unscrupulous employers are just two of the struggles that they endure in order to establish a new life [...]