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Raise the Wage! A $12 Federal Minimum Wage Would Benefit 8.5 Million Latino Workers
(2015-07-07)
An unfair minimum wage disproportionately affects Latinos who are concentrated in low-wage jobs. Congress has not raised the federal minimum wage, currently $7.25 per hour, since 2009. Worse, the minimum wage for tipped ...
Expand the EITC, Expand Workers' Livelihoods
(NCLR, 2016-11-01)
While the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) lifted 6.7 million working families above the poverty line in 2014, more than seven million workers who are not raising children were taxed into—or fell deeper into—poverty. This ...
Five Facts About Undocumented Workers in the United States
(2008-02-15)
The strong presence of undocumented workers in the U.S. labor force illustrates the imbalance between the nation's immigration system and current economic realities. This fact sheet challenges some common myths about ...
Latinos in the Silver State: Building a Better Future
(2016-06-28)
Latino Nevadans represent a growing and influential population in the Silver State. One out of every three Nevadans is now Hispanic and that number is on the rise. These demographic trends fuel estimates that Nevada will ...
Federal Programs Lift Millions of Latinos Out of Poverty
(UnidosUs, 2017-07)
For more than 50 years, anti-poverty programs have helped ensure that working families are lifted out of poverty when times are tough or their wages are too low for them to be able to make ends meet. These programs are ...
Latinos in Nevada: Protecting and Defending Progress in the Silver State
(NCLR, 2017-07-10)
Hit particularly hard by the economic crisis, Hispanic Nevadans have seen commonsense policies put in place and their hard work begin to pay off following the Great Recession. Given the Latino community’s size, work ethic, ...
FY18 Federal Budget: Title III Language Acquisition and Latinos
(UnidosUS, 2017-08)
These one-pagers outline UnidosUS’s priorities for the federal budget across a variety of issues, including SNAP, Head Start, Title III Language Acquisition Grants, and workforce development programs.
FY18: Federal Budget: Immigration Enforcement and Latinos
(UnidosUS, 2017-08)
These one-pagers outline UnidosUS’s priorities for the federal budget across a variety of issues, including SNAP, Head Start, Title III Language Acquisition Grants, and workforce development programs.
FY18: Federal Budget: Affordable Housing and Latinos
(UnidosUS, 2017-08)
These one-pagers outline UnidosUS’s priorities for the federal budget across a variety of issues, including SNAP, Head Start, Title III Language Acquisition Grants, and workforce development programs.
FY18 Federal Budget: Refundable Tax Credits and Latinos
(UnidosUS, 2017-08)
These one-pagers outline UnidosUS’s priorities for the federal budget across a variety of issues, including SNAP, Head Start, Title III Language Acquisition Grants, and workforce development programs.