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To Help Small Businesses, Help Immigrants
*Teresa Tritch breaks-down the numbers behind the immigration-hurts-small-business idea. Tritch found in her research that 20 percent of the U.S. workforce is employed by small businesses; that the vast majority […]
Business leaders must speak out against Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric
*While Donald Trump’s popularity continues to rise among GOP voters, his peers in the business community are starting to speak out against his campaign and policies. America Online co-founder Steve […]
Immigrants, Latinos Helped Drive Business Creation Last Year
*More evidence of how Latinos are transforming the U.S. Immigrant entrepreneurs launched 28.5 percent of new businesses in 2014. VL By Ruth Simon, The Wall Street Journal Immigrants and Latinos […]
Appalachia has a booming Hispanic business and population — and its growing food scene is making an impact
From strip malls to historic downtown landmarks, buildings across Appalachia today are telling stories of a changing region. Former nail salons, once-stately banks and empty storefronts are beginning fresh chapters […]
Border congressman among highest funded by group running immigrant detention centers
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, has received $32,400 in political contributions from a company that operates immigrant detention centers — the second most of any elected official in the country […]
Immigrants fear harassment in Trump’s America so much it’s started to damage the economy
Major US retailers are seeing a decline in revenues in predominantly Hispanic areas in the wake of Donald Trump’s election, a concerning trend as the holiday season approaches. Many Hispanics […]
Immigrants Keep an Iowa Meatpacking Town Alive and Growing
*The irony of this story is that the town that’s highlighted, Storm Lake, is in staunch anti-immigrant Rep. Steve King’s district. It’s where he was born. VL NewsTaco MONEY WEDNESDAY […]
Immigrant workers at Churchill Downs fear deportation
*The 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby is the coming weekend. Known as” The Greatest Two Minutes In Sports,” there will be 20 horses at the starting gate, half will […]
‘Sanctuary Cities’ Bill Attacks Immigrants Who Made ‘Texas Miracle’ Possible
*Why you should read this: Because Latino legislators staged an epic battle in defense of sanctuary cities in Red-State Texas. Because the fight lasted until past 3am. VL The Texas […]
The real story of Latino immigrants – setting roots
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3 minute read) Buried in the fourteenth and fifteenth paragraph of a Pew Hispanic Center FacTank post is the future of Latinos in the U.S. That’s […]