A new report found that miscommunication ranks at the top of contributing factors for high rates of asthma among the Latino community. The report “Luchando por el Aire: The Burden of Asthma on Hispanics,” was released by the American Lung Association in October and it explores the causes contributing to the high asthma burden that […]
New HHS Survey Standards will Help Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Among Latinos
In an effort to improve its ability to highlight disparities in health status and target interventions to reduce them, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced final standards to more consistently measure race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status yesterday. “It is our job to get a better understanding of why disparities […]
STUDY: Latinos Rank Lowest in Saving for Retirement
According to a recent study, U.S. Latinos are the least likely group to save money in retirement savings accounts like 401(k)s and only 10% have individual retirement accounts. As discussed in a segment on National Public Radio, retirement for the 50 million Latinos in this country is not looking good. While some speculate that low […]
Co-presidentas honorarias de PoderPAC y congresistas Latinas felicitan a Maria Cardona, miembro de la Junta de Directores de PoderPAC y a CNN por su nombramiento como la mas reciente colaboradora politica Democrata de la cadena
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA, Lunes, 31 de octubre de 2011 CONTACTOS: Ingrid Duran o Catherine Pino, 703-671-7365 CO-PRESIDENTAS HONORARIAS DE PODER PAC Y CONGRESISTAS LATINAS FELICITAN A MARÍA CARDONA, MIEMBRO DE LA JUNTA DE DIRECTORES DE PODER PAC Y A CNN POR SU NOMBRAMIENTO COMO LA MÁS RECIENTE COLABORADORA POLÍTICA DE LA CADENA […]
Latina Members of Congress Applaud Maria Cardona’s Appointment as First Latina Democrat to be Named CNN Political Contributor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 31, 2011 CONTACT: Ingrid Duran or Catherine Pino, 703-671-7365 PODERPAC HONORARY CO-CHAIRS AND LATINA MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CONGRATULATE PODERPAC BOARD MEMBER MARIA CARDONA AND CNN FOR HER APPOINTMENT AS NETWORK’S NEWEST POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR WASHINGTON DC – PoderPAC, a political action committee founded by and for Latinas […]
Comentarios from Maria Cardona: “Why Rubio won’t help GOP get Latino vote”
Repeat after me, GOP: “Marco Rubio will not be our savior with Latinos in the 2012 election.” It has nothing to do with whether the U.S. senator from Florida lied about the year his parents came to the United States, though let’s pause on that for a moment anyway: It should be fully explored, as […]
Kids with Undocumented Parents Less Likely to finish High School
A new study from UC Irvine finds that children of legal immigrants are more likely to complete high school and spend an average of two more years in school than their peers whose parents are undocumented. According to a report in the LA Times, UCI Professor Frank Bean […]
Guest Blogger Series: Hector Balderas “Why Cain’s Electrified Fence Is Not So Shocking”
An electrified fence. On the border. Designed to kill people. Along with “real guns with real bullets.” This is the immigration “plan” recently proposed by Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. And he’s one of his party’s frontrunners. There’s no question that immigration is a serious issue that needs to be addressed. No one wants to […]
Class-Action Lawsuit filed in Texas alleges Female Immigrant Detainees Sexually Assaulted
The American Civil Liberties Union announced last week that it filed a class-action lawsuit in Texas on behalf of three female immigrants who say they were sexually assaulted while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As many as 200 incidents of sexual abuse involving female immigrant detainees in custody may have occurred since […]
Employers in Alabama face Labor Shortages, Threats and Boycotts for Defending Latino Workers
Since the harsh anti-immigrant law in Alabama went into effect last month, employers in the agriculture and restaurant industries have been dealing with the aftermath of labor shortages and even threats and boycotts for defending Latino workers. While farmers took the immediate hits following the law’s implementation, seeing an exodus of Latino laborers and watching […]
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