Coronavirus could ‘decimate’ Latino wealth, which was hammered by the Great Recession

Coronavirus could ‘decimate’ Latino wealth, which was hammered by the Great Recession

Victor Landa April 16, 2020

Octavia Nieto worked for over 10 years as a pastry chef at a bakery in Princeton, New Jersey. Now with the business closed indefinitely, she relies on a part-time job […]

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 […]

Bootstrap myth exposed: White inheritance key driver in racial wealth gap

NewsTaco March 8, 2017

*This is the second piece that I suggest your should read today, it compliments the first piece I posted earlier and it follows on the statement Rep. Jason Chaffetz made […]

Economic fights highlight wealth gap for Hispanics

NewsTaco November 14, 2016

*The bottom line is that wealth is power, to fund our own politics, culture and storytelling. VL By Rafael Bernal and Mike Lillis, The Hill (5.5 minute read)  Hispanics chasing the […]

Latinos Deserve Full Economic Citizenship

NewsTaco August 17, 2015

*There’s good information here, couched in a blatant ad for MasterCard, but the point is a good one. I may have written a different headline, and I would have tried […]

What Latino voters care about more than immigration

NewsTaco May 21, 2015

*Latinos lost more wealth and jobs during the meltdown of 2008 and the Great Recession than any other group. Latinos want an opportunity to regain what they lost. VL By […]