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New report underscores undeniable relationship between immigration reform and nation’s food supply

Jul 29, 2013, 8:43 PM 1

LatinaLista — In the ongoing campaign by the White House to pressure Congress to pass immigration reform, every executive branch department head has come out to make a speech, from their particular department perspective, as to why resolving our…

Economy, General, Government, Money, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Unsettled case of Hispanic farmers underscores lack of DC Latino leadership and concern from Obama

Feb 4, 2010, 6:25 PM 2

LatinaLista After ten years, tomorrow should have been the day of reckoning at the Supreme Court for a group of Hispanic farmers who filed a lawsuit against the USDA for systematically denying them needed loans and credits to sustain…

Economy, General, Government, Money, Palabra Final, Social Justice

USDA Sec. Vilsack would rather help Afghan farmers than Hispanic farmers here at home

Jan 26, 2010, 5:50 PM 3

LatinaLista — One of the most well-documented cases of ongoing discrimination against minorities at the federal level has to do with the case of Hispanic farmers being denied access to farm-credit programs run by the United States Department of…

Children, Economy, General, Government, Health, Palabra Final, Youth

USDA data shows more Latino children going hungry

Nov 18, 2009, 4:33 PM 0

LatinaLista — In a nation of over 307 million people, 2.3 million doesn’t sound like a very significant number. As a number by itself, it isn’t. Only when it’s realized that 2.3 million refers to the number of Hispanic…

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Hispanic farmers struggling to survive against USDA-sanctioned discrimination and institutionalized racism

Jun 10, 2009, 4:44 PM 23

LatinaLista — The life of a farmer has always been known to be a hard life. Throw in global warming, drought and a poor economy and a farmer’s life can teeter on financial ruin — if it weren’t for…

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