A Profile of Coronavirus and the Latino Workforce

A Profile of Coronavirus and the Latino Workforce

Victor Landa April 13, 2020

*This article was originally published in the NALCAB Blog. Over the last month, the Coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the lives and well-being of all Americans. It has disproportionately impacted the most […]

How The U.S. Hispanic Market Is Changing This Year

Victor Landa January 28, 2019

If one thing is clear as we start 2019, it’s that America is changing. According to a Claritas report (registration required), in the United States today, there are 131 million multicultural Americans, making […]

Immigrants fear harassment in Trump’s America so much it’s started to damage the economy

Victor Landa August 25, 2017

  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 […]

U.S. Latino family Wealth

Victor Landa July 26, 2017

There’s a report that says U.S. Latinos families were the hardest hit by the Great Recession, and the impact is still felt. Specifically, Latino family wealth has yet to recover […]

As Latino Sneakers Sales Go, So Goes the GDP

Victor Landa July 19, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minute read)  There’s news today from the Latino sneaker sales index, which is one of the most reliable economic indicators for U.S. Latinos. I found there’s a […]

Latino Wellbeing – financial optimism 7/11/17

Victor Landa July 16, 2017

Florida Atlantic University has a rolling poll where the attitudes of U.S. Latinos are measured on a regular basis vis-à-vis the economy and their general wellbeing. There’s been a trend of optimism among […]

Henry Cisneros: Why Can’t Americans See Latinos Are Country’s ‘Saving Grace’?

Victor Landa July 7, 2017

*Good question. I think it’s because we’re not the ones telling our story. We need to fight for our narrative. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News (1.5 minute read)  SAN […]

Latinos key to U.S. economic growth, study finds

Victor Landa July 5, 2017

*If U.S. Latinos were a country on our own, we’d be the 7th largest economy in the world. VL NewsTaco MONEY WEDNESDAY By Octavio Blanco, CNN Money (5 minute read)  […]

Why So Many Millennial Women And People Of Color Are Becoming Entrepreneurs

NewsTaco June 14, 2017

*The Kauffman Foundation says that in 2016 Latinos were 20.8 percent of all new entrepreneurs, more than double the number in 1996. We’re moving the economy, and that’s fantastic news. […]

Food-cart initiative puts Latino entrepreneurs on a path to their dreams

NewsTaco May 10, 2017

NewsTaco MONEY WEDNESDAY By Janet I. Tu, The Seattle Times  (4.5 minute read)  For Albert Saade, the pupusas, vaho and salbutes he serves up at his new food cart on […]