The 2010 U.S. Census is expected to find that Hispanics number more than 50 million in this country, and they command $1 trillion in buying power. Yet 50 percent of U.S. advertisers, who acknowledge the cultural impact of Latinos, do not include Hispanics in their marketing efforts.
By Stephen A. Nuño. Latinos who view themselves as a big C Conservative have hitched their wagon to a movement that is indifferent at best to issues that impact Latinos. Too many of these folks they’d like to ignore the impact that race has had on GOP policies to prove their loyalty to the Party.
By Melissa Blair.
Spanish Poet Francisco de Quevedo once wrote: “He who spends time regretting the past losses the present and risks the future”. As the Republican Party strives to connect with young Hispanos we have to take many factors into consideration, and not be hasty and rush band aid ‘outreach’ initiatives together for the sake of saying we’re doing something.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, Hispanics are about one and one-half times more likely than whites to have Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
The 2010 Sleep in America poll released yesterday by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Hispanics, Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, and Whites.
The percentage of overweight children in the United States is growing at an alarming rate, with 1 out of 3 kids now considered overweight or obese. Many kids are spending less time exercising and more time in front of the TV, computer, or video-game console. And today’s busy families have fewer free moments to prepare nutritious, home-cooked meals. From fast food to electronics, quick and easy is the reality for many people in the new millennium.
Recent polls indicate that more than half of Hispanics identify themselves as conservatives. However, according to Lydia Camarillo, vice president of the nonpartisan Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, it’s not that simple. Today, in an article from The Dallas Morning News she says:
“When a Latino says that he or she is conservative, they’re thinking about [...]
By Israel Ortega.
They say that the first step to a recovery is accepting that you have a problem.
Well, in Washington, D.C. spend-happy politicians haven’t taken that step. They’re clueless as to why our country remains in an economic recession with a national unemployment rate in double digits.
By James Nava.
A few months ago the Department of Labor presented an interesting report about the employment market in the United States. This report provides very relevant information that predicts our immediate future.
By Joel García.
Immigrants, like my father and mother, have long been known for taking low paying jobs. The reason for this is simple; there are not many jobs low skilled workers with a considerable language barrier qualify for. However, immigrants within time learn enough of the language to get by and master a trade. Then with a modest savings over time many immigrants manage to start up their own business enterprise and begin to thrive in a capitalist society. Apparently, the entrepreneurial spirit is alive in all of us and immigrants are not exempt from it.
