The leader of UnidosUS has decried the humanitarian and economic damage of the Trump administration’s immigration raids.
The economic power of the Latino population in the United States is as massive as it is misunderstood.
Latinos contribute more than $3.7 trillion annually to the economy, more than the gross domestic product of all but four countries in the world .
Latinos are the nation’s largest minority group with 64 million people. The vast majority, eight out of 10, are U.S. citizens.
By 2030, one out of every three people entering the workforce will be Latino.
But acknowledgement of those facts is lacking, studies show , especially among policymakers and politicians.
The vacuum leaves space for false narratives to flourish. Defunded, but not defeated KCUR is commit