On February 2nd and 3rd, business leaders from around the country convened in Washington, D.C. to meet with members of Congress and voice their support for comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation in 2010. The group included several prominent Latino business leaders who support climate legislation that will limit emissions and create incentives for the […]
Advocates Still Push for Immigration Reform
February 2, 2010 By
Immigration advocates are gearing up for a battle in the Senate in the coming weeks, despite the fact that health care continues to dominate, lessening the chances for immigration reform. One veteran Senate lobbyist said that “immigration is deader than a doornail”. Further adding to advocates frustration is that fact that President Obama devoted only […]
Former Secretary of HUD, Henry Cisneros, Discusses the Importance of Health Care Reform
February 1, 2010 By
In a recent article published in the San Antonio Express-News, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Henry Cisneros, argues that if 2009 was the year in which Americans developed a grasp of the importance of health care reform, 2010 must be the year in which it is implemented.
Report: California immigrant men more likely to be employed
January 29, 2010 By
A study released by the California Immigrant Policy Center shows that 84 percent of Latino and Asian immigrant men of working age are employed compared with 78 percent of U.S.-born Latino and Asian men. Immigrant women were less likely to be employed than their U.S.-born counterparts.
Report Finds Economic Conditions Decline for Minorities and Women
January 27, 2010 By
Based on its analysis of government economic data, The Opportunity Agenda, a public interest group based out of New York, has released a report that finds that economic conditions declined faster for minorities and women during that past several years than for white Americans. The report, titled The State of Opportunity in America, finds unequal […]
2010 Census Makes Big Push for Latinos to Participate
January 26, 2010 By
Forms for the 2010 U.S. Census will be mailed out in March, and there is a push being made for everyone to complete their forms, especially Latinos. In a recent survey (link) released by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, Latinos were shown to be less likely to participate in the […]
GUEST BLOGGER SERIES: Arturo Valenzuela "Helping Haiti: A Moral Obligation"
January 25, 2010 By
Latinovations would like to thank Arturo A. Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, of the Department of State for his contribution to La Plaza Throughout the past two weeks, Americans, and the whole world indeed, have been following closely the rescue and relief efforts underway in Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. Last week […]
Latinovation’s Cardona Moderates MALDEF’s Third Annual Latino State of the Union
January 25, 2010 By
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHS08aX79hI] Maria Cardona, head of the Dewey Square Group’s Latinovations practice, served as the moderator for the 2010 Latino State of the Union: Third Annual Roundtable on Law, Policy and Civil Rights, sponsored by the Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund. The event drew more than 300 community leaders on a number of critical […]
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