Latinos have a strong work ethic: Hayes-Bautista

As part of our celebration of Línea Abierta’s 30th anniversary and the series “30 Years, 30 Voices,” one of the voices that has contributed to the debate and knowledge is David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the UCLA School of Medicine.

Throughout his academic career, David Hayes-Bautista has studied the power, expectations, growth, health, and workforce of Latinos, and he has shared this with our audiences.

David Hayes-Bautista talks about the current state of Latinos, primarily about the Latino workforce and its contribution to the economy.

He comments that California is an economic powerhouse, but Latinos are a very important engine for the Golden State to maintain growth.

David Hayes-Bautista recalls that in his first book, written in the 1980s, Anglos had a much lower labor force replacement rate than Latinos.

And what about Latinos? Let’s listen to David Hayes-Bautista.

David Hayes-Bautista says that not only have Latinos grown demographically, but they also demystify and show that stereotypes about Latinos are wrong and false.

The expert researcher affirms that Latinos have had the highest labor force participation rate.

Let’s listen to David Hayes-Bautista, Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He argues that one positive aspect of Latino society is that we have strong families and better health than other population groups.

Finally, he emphasizes that the data is based on science and has been studied, and that the Latino community contributes many resources to the economy.