Latinos drive and grow the U.S. economy

A new report from UCLA and Cal Lutheran has been released, which reveals that Hispanic and Latino immigrants contribute significantly to the growth of the U.S. economy. These figures are relevant in the current context of anti-immigrant policies and raids.

Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, Chief Demographer, Latino GDP Project, and Professor of Medicine and Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the University of California at Los Angeles-UCLA explains the impact of the Latino contribution.

He even says that if Latinos were an economy of a country we would be one of the most important in the country.

But not only that, the Latino labor force and population is also growing.

Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, Chief Demographer, Latino GDP Project, and Professor of Medicine and Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, University of California at Los Angeles-UCLA, discusses the impact of Trump’s policies.

Despite the contribution of Latinos, immigration policies continue, but he explains what their effect is.

In the U.S. there is a narrative against migrants because of this, with these studies we demonstrate that this is incorrect….

Finally, Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, Chief Demographer, Latino GDP Project, and Professor of Medicine and Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, University of California at Los Angeles-UCLA, assures that these results should also be known and recognized by ourselves as a community to be aware of what we contribute to this country.