If Eisenhower is correct, the days of the Republican party are numbered. “Should any political party attempt to abolish Social Security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that group again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things, […]
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Cuts in Education Will Increase Latino Unemployment
April 27, 2011 
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By Efrain Nieves At 17.7 percent Connecticut has the third-highest unemployment rate in the nation with Latinos at the lead. Only Rhode Island, with 21.8 percent unemployment, and Nevada, 18.6 percent, have a higher jobless rate for Latinos than Connecticut. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Labor titled “The Hispanic Labor Force in the Recovery,” the state […]
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April 26, 2011 1 Comment
By Victor Landa The national unemployment rate has fallen to 8.8 percent. There were 216 thousand jobs added across the country in the month of March so more Americans put their shoes on this morning to go to work than they have in many months. And yet, unemployment for Latinos still hovers around 12 percent. […]
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