STEM-focused educational and occupational opportunities are vital for Latinos, who traditionally lag behind whites and Asians when it comes to science, technology, engineering and mathematical excellence.
According to a McClatchy and Marist Institute for Public Opinion poll, more Latinos disapprove of Barack Obama's performance as president of the United States than approve.
Polling data revealed Americans are "threatened" by undocumented immigrants coming into the U.S. The poll, conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, found 75 percent of Americans view undocumented immigrants as a problem for the country's beliefs and customs.
The Latino unemployment rate is 7.8 percent in the U.S., based on July's report from the Department of Labor, but despite the rate's increase, Latinos remain optimistic about their economic future.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the current House Republican whip, could be the next House Majority Leader after the "stunning" primary election defeat of Eric Cantor in the Virginia 7th District primary on Tuesday. McCarthy, who has already received Cantor's endorsement, has yet to confirm his intentions for the second-rank position in the House of Representatives, but he will need to deal with several hot-topic issues regularly being debated.
Miami-Dade County in Florida, which is 64.3 percent Latino, is experiencing tidal floods because of fossil fuel emissions and the effects of climate change and global warming. Henry Briceño, a geologist and professor at Florida International University's Southeast Environmental Research Center, is concerned about the rising sea level around Miami Beach, especially when, even on a sunny days, seawater flood through the gutters and storm drains.
Even with all of the discussions and debates among policy makers over the last few years about immigration reform and the continual deportation of the immigrant community, immigration isn't the most important issue to the Latinos. In fact, Latino leaders say they believe that the hard-eyed focus on immigration reform is "crowding out other issues facing the Latino community." So what really concerns Latinos?
Last month, the U.S. saw its unemployment rate drop to its lowest level since before the recession in 2008 as it went down from 6.7 percent in March to 6.3 percent.
The Puerto Rico government is aiming to persuade wealthy investors to invest in the U.S. territory at a two-day conference. The island has struggled to recover from a recession lasting almost eight years.
A study released earlier this week found that the wealthiest 1 percent in the nation continue to get wealthier as the gap in income inequality substantially increased during the course of three decades.
Evocative Latino brothels, erotic Asian massage parlors, and the merchandising of the female body online and offline are the foundation of the underground commercial sex industry in D.C. and Atlanta; stimulating the local economy. Pun intended.
Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, San Diego, Seattle, Washington, D.C were examined by researchers, in an attempt to discover the extent of the "underground sex economy," which includes not only prostitution, but also sex trafficking of adults and children and child pornography.
David Tawil of Maglan Capital, which owns some of Puerto Rico's debt, stated in an interview earlier in March that he believes the U.S. territory won't default, and that $2-3 billion of financing will quell the financial pressure. Puerto Rico has a deal of fruitful, robust double-digit returns on tax-free bases, but poorly-run finances have lead to its current economic status.
