Latino Recovery and Challenges after the Pandemic

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30

PROGRAM #10570 11:00 AM PT 

Latino Recovery and Challenges after the Pandemic.

The Latino civil rights organization in the US published a new report chronicling the economic recovery experienced by Latino families since the Covid-19 pandemic, including the increase in largest home purchases and the faster creation of new businesses. The report also touches on the economic challenges for working-class families. What’s the state of the economy in Latino families? How to help improve economic recovery? What to do about child poverty?

Guest: Lisette Orellana, Director of Economic Policy, UnidosUS, Washington, DC.

Concerning Disparaging Comments About Puerto Rico. A comic character called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York in an act seen as a humiliation for a territory that has long suffered mistreatment. Although Puerto Ricans cannot vote in the presidential general election despite being U.S. citizens, they can wield powerful influence with relatives on the mainland. This and other issues are discussed in this segment of the program.

Guests: Frances Colón, Senior Director for International Climate Policy, Center for American Progress, Washington, DC; Yadira Sánchez, Executive Director, Poder Latinx, Seattle, WA, today from Phoenix, AZ.

Photo: US Department of Education/Flickr

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