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Guest Blogger Series: Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto “For Latinos in 2012, It’s Not Just About Immigration”

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José Díaz-Balart, chief political analyst for Telemundo, had one important task during the September 7, 2011, Republican debate—to ask the candidates about immigration. Díaz-Balart asked his question, got his answer and was dismissed from the stage. The stereotype was fulfilled; a Latino asked one question and the one question was about immigration. With that box […]

Latino Unemployment Remains High Despite Positive January Jobs Report

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Despite the U.S. economy’s addition of 243,000 jobs in January, the Latino community is still struggling with an unemployment rate of 10.5%. According to the U.S. Labor Department’s January report, the country is experiencing its strongest job growth since April of 2010, while minority groups bear the burden with above-average unemployment rates. “This is an […]

Kansas Secretary of State Fights to Block Bill That Would Allow Undocumented Workers

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Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State and author of some of the most controversial anti-immigrant laws across the country, is now fighting against a proposal in his state that would allow undocumented immigrants to work in hard-to-fill-jobs. The plan, put forward by business groups, calls for undocumented immigrants to be able to remain in the […]

First Lady Promotes Healthy Food at Site of Future California Latino Supermarket

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As part of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign, an initiative to boost healthy foods and fitness, Mrs. Obama recently made a two-day visit to the Los Angeles area. While there, she visited the site of a future Northgate Gonzalez Market in Southern California. Mrs. Obama believes that the implementation of a new supermarket in […]

Florida Senate Panel Blocks Immigration Tuition Bill

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Florida’s Senate Higher Education Committee blocked a bill this Tuesday that, if passed, would have granted in-state tuition for certain children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants. The conditions of the Senate bill in question, SB 1018, would have allowed those children to pay in-state tuition provided that they graduated from a Florida high […]

Call to Action: Taxpaying Immigrant Families Under Attack

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Congress is considering a policy this week that will put a burden on over 5 million immigrant children across the country. By getting rid of the Child Tax Credit for families who pay taxes with an Individual Tax Identification Number, they hope to offset the cost of extending the payroll tax holiday. These immigrant families, who […]

Guest Blogger Series: Lisa Rickard & Hector Barreto “Las demandas y los pequeños negocios latinos”

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Las personas en Estados Unidos a menudo piensan en el abuso de las demandas como un problema asociado con las grandes empresas. Sin embargo, los pequeños negocios llevan una gran parte de la carga de las demandas en el país. De acuerdo con la Administración de Pequeños Negocios, los pequeños negocios crean el 64% de […]

Guest Blogger Series: Lisa Rickard & Hector Barreto “The Problem of Lawsuits & Latino-Owned Small Businesses”

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Americans often think of lawsuit abuse as a problem associated with larger businesses.  But small businesses bear a large portion of the lawsuit burden in the United States. According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses create 64% of new jobs in America, and yet, frivolous lawsuits cost small businesses collectively over $100 billion in […]

Poll Shows Florida Latina Moms Support President Obama, not Compelled by GOP

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The results of a flash poll released this week by Mamiverse.com, impreMedia, and Latino Decisions, that reveals the issues most important to the country’s fastest growing demographic, shows that President Obama enjoys considerable support from Florida Latina Moms, who also find the GOP “less than compelling.” Conducted in partnership with Latino Decisions, a Washington DC […]