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The 2020 National Latino Electorate Survey
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Latino Jobs Report: U.S. Employers Add 75,000 Jobs in May
(UnidosUS, 2019-06-07)The U.S. Department of Labor reported that employers added 75,000 jobs in May. The Latino unemployment rate decreased to 4.2%. Professional and business services led job growth. -
The Future of Banking
(UnidosUS, 2019-06-04)The Future of Banking: Overcoming Barriers to Financial Inclusion for Communities of Color This report seeks to better understand the limitations of the current financial system and identify areas for innovation. It is ... -
UnidosUS Testimony: Latinos’ Need for Paid Family and Medical Leave
(UnidosUS, 2019-05-22)This statement for the record is intended to express our support for Latinos' need for paid family leave. Moreover, it describes how lack of access to paid family leave widens the racial wealth gap, increases economic ... -
UnidosUS Testimony: Markup by the U.S. House Committee on The Judiciary of H.R. 2820, the "Dream Act of 2019"; H.R. 2821, the "American Promise Act of 2019"; and H.R. 549, the "Venezuela TPS Act of 2019."
(UnidosUS, 2019-03-22)This statement for the record is intended to express our support for H.R. 2820, the "Dream Act of 2019" and H.R. 2821, the "American Promise Act of 2019. Congress must grant these individuals, their families, and their ... -
The State of, and Barriers to, Latino Homeownership
(UnidosUS, 2019-05-16)This statement provides a brief history of Latinos’ access to homeownership and identifies three barriers the community currently faces in accessing homeownership. -
Comments on Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans, Docket No. CFPB-2019-0006; RIN 3170-AA80
(UnidosUS, 2019-05-15)UnidosUS submitted public comments in opposition to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed rescission of the ability-to-repay requirements of the CFPB’s 2017 payday and vehicle title loan rule. -
Discrimination Against Latinos in Auto Lending
(UnidosUS, 2019-05-10)This written statement focuses on how Latinos are affected by the auto loan industry and its pattern and practice of discriminatory lending—especially regarding indirect auto lending and dealer markup practices. It also ... -
The State of Public Education for Latino Students: A Qualitative Research Project
(UnidosUS, 2019-05-08)The overarching goal of this project is to tell a genuine story of Latino students across the U.S. public school system in order to counter negative narratives about these students, their families, and communities, and to ... -
UnidosUS Talking Points on Consumer Debt, Debt Collection, and Payday Loans
(UnidosUS, 2019-05-08)UnidosUS talking points on consumer debt issues, including predatory debt collection practices and payday loans. -
Public Comment Submission: USCIS/OMB Control Number 1615-0116
(UnidosUS, 2019-05-03)UnidosUS submitted public comments in opposition to a Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a change to the fee waiver eligibility criteria for certain immigration ... -
Latino Jobs Report: U.S. Employers Add 236,000 Jobs in April
(UnidosUS, 2019-05-03)The U.S. Department of Labor reported that employers added 236,000 jobs in April. The Latino unemployment rate decreased to 4.2%. Professional and business services led job growth. -
Arizona Statewide Survey
(UnidosUS, 2019-05-01)UnidosUS in partnership with the Helios Education Foundation and Public Opinion Strategies recently conducted a statewide survey of Arizona voters asking them about their stance on Arizona's dual-language education measure. ... -
Latinos in Texas: Protecting and Defending Progress in the Lone Star State
(UnidosUS, 2019-04-15)Hit particularly hard by the economic crisis, Hispanic Texans have seen commonsense policies put in place and their hard work begin to pay off following the Great Recession. Gains across several economic indicators point ... -
Latino Jobs Report: U.S. Employers Add 196,000 Jobs in March
(UnidosUS, 2019-04-05)The U.S. Department of Labor reported that employers added 196,000 jobs in March. The Latino unemployment rate increased to 4.9%. The health care sector led job growth. -
Rise Above Tool Kit: Countering Messages of Fear and Division
(UnidosUS, 2019-04-04)Rise Above is designed to explore and create tools all of us can use to advance a positive vision of our nation’s shared future, a common melody that entices us to rise above fear and differences, and taps the strength of ... -
Recipe for Unity: A Toolkit for Organizing Meaningful Events
(UnidosUS, 2019-04-04)A Project of UnidosUS’s Rise Above Initiative -
UnidosUS Avanzando Fellow Memorandums
(UnidosUS, 2019-04-01)The following memos were produced by the 2018–2019 cohort of the UnidosUS Avanzando Fellowship and presented to U.S. Representatives and staff on Capitol Hill. The Avanzando Fellowship is geared to second- and third-year ... -
President’s Message 2019 UnidosUS Capital Awards
(UnidosUS, 2019-03-26)Remarks of UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía presented at the 2019 UnidosUS Capital Awards on March 26 in Washington, DC. -
Latinos in Higher Education
(UnidosUS, 2019-03-27)
