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Latinos, blacks take harder hit amid recession
Boston :: MA :: USA | 4 days ago
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State officials say that unemployment rates for minority groups are higher than the overall rate, but say the sample sizes are too small to calculate specific numbers. “We’re in such a state that we need to think about emergency measures to prevent us...
Tags: civil rights, unemployment rate, white housing, Massachusetts Communities Action Network, White House, Congressional Black Caucus, jobs summit, communities activists, Latinos, Boston, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Works Progress Administration, Types of unemployment, Puerto Ricans in the United States, Labor economics, Unemployment, Janet Murguￃﾭa, Social Issues, Politics, Labor
Being Led Like Blind Sheep.
For a country that has seen it’s population surpass the 300 million mark and where diversity couldn’t be more evident, it is becoming more evident that minorities & to a large extent our youth or those under the age of 20 – which...
Tags: Latinos, African American, Minorities, Democrats, Population, Jobless Rate, Right Wing, Tea party, Barack ObamaLow Skill Labor, Jobs Created, Joe BidenGreen Jobs, Jim Clyburn, Five, blind sheep, Larry Summers, Minority group, Blacks, Tim Geithner, Southern United States, job created, Sheila Lee Jackson, Labour economics, Hilary O. Shelton, Labor economics, Obama&, Sociology, allnews, Unemployment, Washington, Social Issues, South, Sheila, Labor, Joe Biden, Black, Hilda Solis, Al Sharpton, unemployment rate, Tea Partiers, Jesse Jackson
A Second Chance
Madrid :: Spain | 5 days ago
Credibility Oxford House and DePaul University are teaming up to conduct a study that focuses on Latinos who have a history of substance abuse and are trying to get their lives back on track. �[We�re going to] invite Latino men and women, who come out of treatment...
Tags: Oxford Houses, Dr. Richard Contreras, Latinos, Spain, Madrid, Oxford House, Latino, Drug rehabilitation, Settlement houses, DePaul University
Blacks, Latinos at higher risk of foreclosure
Walnut Creek :: NC :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Velasquez Institute, looks at how the home ownership crisis is impacting blacks and Latinos...Experts say the reason behind the increased risk is simple: Latinos and blacks were more vulnerable to predatory lending practices during the housing boom in...
Tags: Antonio Gonzalez, Los Angeles County, Latinos, Raul Hinojosa, Marty Rodriguez, major cities, higher risk, Walnut Creek, Predatory lending, Business Finance, Mortgage, Subprime lending, Foreclosure, Social Issues
Closing the gap
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Hispanic higher education by Biodun Iginla, BBC News and the Economist EL PASO From The Economist print edition Improving performance is linked in part to immigration policy THE University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP)...
Tags: bbc news biodun iginla, hispanics, img src, hispanic students, Latinos, allnews, El Paso, Stella Flores, Education, Deborah Santiago, Diana Natalicio, UTEP&rsquo
Republicans Snub Hispanic Media
For an entire week Democratic Senator Harry Reid’s office has been trying to get a Republican member of the Senate to “co-sponsor for an utterly non-controversial resolution honoring the legacy and role of Hispanic media.” As...
Tags: media, congress, resolution, hispanic, latinos, republican
Stop the Hate!
As the world and more notably the United States becomes tabbed as a ‘melting pot’ of ethnic diversity, the gap between love and hate either widens or narrows. As the diversity in the United States changes, unfortunately so does the hate within...
Tags: Hate crimes, race, United States, President Obama, Russia, China, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Mexico, Latinos, government, politics, illegal immigrants, hate, murder, killing, small towns, elections, unemployment, recession, doctors, high school
Latin Teenagers Suicide Rates Spike
The world is full of such pain, suffering and despair that suicide is usually overlooked on the national and local news outlets level. However, it seems that perhaps it’s time to point the spotlight on the issue of taking one’s own life...
Tags: Suicide, Latin, Latinos, school, murder, death, Mexico, United States, California, China, Russia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, government, politics, pain, suffering, President Obama, high school, college, culture, America
7 Arguments to RACIAL PROFILING: Is it a Bad Idea?
Top 7 Arguments Against Racial Profiling Racial Profiling Doesn't Work black suspects were no more likely to actually have drugs or illegal weapons in their cars than white suspects. According to the Public Health Service, approximately...
Tags: racism, prejudice, prison, latinos, blacks, muslims, arabs, profiling, criminal profiling, law enforcement, 14th amendment, bombings, public health service, jim crow, community supervision, constitution, protection, police, iraq, shopping difference for blacks, suspicious behavior, latino issues, segregaion, war on terror, whites, low standards of policing, bigotry
New Info: Trends Changing in Mexican Migration to the US
Some surprising new facts appeared in this week's news. Regarding how many Mexicans are coming to the US: The number of Mexican immigrants entering the US has fallen sharply. It has hit a 10-year low (in the 12 months...
Tags: immigration, migration, illegal immigration, Latinos, joblessness, remittances, US Border Patrol, population trends, Hispanic workers, on-the-job deaths
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