The commission tasked with researching the feasibility for the National Museum of the American Latino in the nation’s capital will present its final report to Congress and the White House on Thursday. “Today marks a milestone for the rich and diverse history of our nation, and is a proud moment for the Latino community,” said […]
Hispanic Dropout Rate reaches 28 Percent
The National Council of La Raza recently released a study that indicated a Hispanic dropout rate of 28 percent. The report also included strategy recommendations to improve the opportunities of young Latinos and the social barriers they face as they enter the job market. According to the study, only “58% of Latinos complete high school […]
Guest Blogger Series: Janis Bowdler “Prepaid Cards Hold Promise at Tax Time”
Tax time has become widely recognized as a “teachable moment” where nonprofits, banks and credit unions, along with government partners help low-income families leverage a mandated activity to improve a family’s financial well-being. Cities have partnered with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs to provide free or low-cost tax prep services to increase the number […]
Guest Blogger Series: Esther Aguilera “The Urgency of Latino Education Attainment”
Reflecting on the 2010 Census results and the dramatic increase in the U.S. Latino community, I ask myself how we once again find ourselves in the same predicament as ten years ago, with no national sense of urgency to fix Latino education when it has significant implications for our future workforce. Even though the last […]
Impact of Budget Cuts on Latinos
The budget deal made last Friday by Congressional leaders to cut $38 billion in spending for the last 6 months of this fiscal will severely impact Latinos and other disadvantaged communities. The deal proposes cutting more than half (52%) of the budget to education, labor and health programs that are heavily used by Latinos. Voto […]
Guest Blogger Series: Texas State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte “Human Trafficking: A Domestic Issue”
Human Trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world. I’m sure that fact, from the Polaris Project, is surprising to many of you. Here’s another: slightly more than half of all domestic victims in alleged human trafficking incidents are U.S. citizens. That fact, from the Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Reporting System, is […]
Latino Students Majority in Texas
Texas — like California and Arizona — is seeing huge Latino gains in its population. The majority of students in Texas are now Latino, making up 50.2% of the 4.9 million student population. In California we reported that more than half of that state’s student population was Latino, Arizona’s population of Latinos is greater than […]
New Poll Reveals Latinos Optimistic about achieving American Dream but concerned with Housing Market
The results of a current tracking poll on Latinos and their perspective on the American Dream released today shows that most of them remain optimistic about achieving “the dream,” with most of the respondents expressing they had already reached it or expect to reach it in their lifetime. The poll was conducted by impreMedia, the […]
Lawsuit in Texas Claims Latinos undercounted in 2010 U.S. Census
A lawsuit filed in Texas on Tuesday by the Mexican American Legislative Caucus alleges that Latinos were undercounted in the 2010 U.S. Census and says the state should not use the data in redrawing congressional districts. “MALC has always been committed to a redistricting process that is fair and representative,” state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, […]
Labor Department Report finds that Latinos earn less than Whites or African Americans
A recent report by the Department of Labor released last week found that Hispanics earn less than whites or African Americans. Last week, La Plaza reported on some of the key findings of the study, which is the first of its kind to examine Latino workers at the national level. In 2010, Latino workers earned […]
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