According to a quarterly study conducted by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI) that randomly selected 500 Hispanics, Latinos are expressing uncertainty about the nation’s economic long-term forecast more than ever. Hispanic consumer sentiment is down 10 points from December of last year, and 57% said they expected bad times […]
Mexican Ambassador Takes ‘Strategic Patience’ Stance Towards President Trump
April 13, 2017 By
In a talk at Georgetown University, the Mexican Ambassador, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, expressed optimism for the future of the U.S.-Mexico relations, despite areas of frustration, characterizing Mexico’s stance toward President Trump as one of “strategic patience.” Among the Ambassador’s top concerns is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which Trump vowed to renegotiate. “The Mexican […]
Senate Ready To Vote On Puerto Rico’s Debt Bill
June 29, 2016 By
As the default date for Puerto Rico looms closer the Senate, expects to begin voting on the rescue package for the debt-stricken island. Puerto Rico is expected to default on its’ $2 billion debt payment. The bill has had bi-partisan opposition, but party leaders have endorsed it and promised to complete it before the July […]
Non-Citizen Latinos Are A Political Force
June 28, 2016 By
This election season has inspired many sectors of the population that would not have been active before. Non-citizen Latino immigrants are one of those sectors, even without a vote they could help decide the outcome in this year’s presidential election. This is the theory of two political scientists, Michael Jones-Correa and James A. McCann, which […]
Zero Rating Internet Access Essential for the Future
June 23, 2016 By
Earlier this week the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) hosted a panel session on Capitol Hill to discuss the importance of Zero Rating Internet access and the positive impact of free data on diverse communities. The panelist provided intel from diverse fields within the industry, and discussed Free Data and Zero Rating Internet […]
Latinas Control The U.S Economy
June 14, 2016 By
Yesterday, Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator of the United State Small Business Administration (SBA), and Nely Galan, the founder of the Adelante Movement, entered into a partnership that will be focused on empowering and training Latinas, giving them the skills they need to become entrepreneurs. This is a nationwide imitative that will expand on the work that […]
Petition To Remove Maduro Gets Wide Support
May 3, 2016 By
It took less than a week for more than 1.8 million people in Venezuela to sign a petition asking for a referendum to remove current President Nicolas Maduro from office. This is nine times the required 200,000 signatures required to do so. The opposition delivered the signed petitions in sealed boxes Monday morning without notifying […]
The Latina Who Is Fixing Silicon Valley’s Diversity Problem
April 13, 2016 By
Latinos are almost non-existent in the world of venture capital. Only around 1% of all Latino-owned businesses created between 2007 and 2012 in the U.S. received venture capital or angel investments, this is according to a report from the Stanford Graduate School of Business which surveyed 1,800 businesses. One of the reasons for this is […]
Republicans Take Advantage Of Puerto Rico
March 31, 2016 By
Finally after months of public outcry the House of Representative are discussing the financial crisis that is going on in Puerto Rico. The House Republican released a draft of their plan to help Puerto Rico fix this fiscal problem. The plan was issues by the House Natural Resource Committee and it’s expected to be tweaked […]
After Obama’s Visit, Cuba Must Decide It’s Future
March 29, 2016 By
After President Obama’s historic visit to the Cuba there seems to be a feeling of optimist in the air in Havana where citizens are hoping that with normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba will lead to a better economy and better way of life. American tourist have taken advantage of some of the […]
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