Latino Priorities in a Job Creation Package

Date:	Nov 18, 2009
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Topics:	Community and Family Wealth-Building, Economic Policy and Workforce Development
Policy:	Economic Recovery

Summary

Congress and the administration must take bold action to create more jobs quickly, with specific strategies for reaching communities of color. NCLR recommends a range of investments in human and community capital development which would lead to large-scale direct job creation in communities hardest hit by unemployment.

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It is not too late for the administration and Congress to take bold steps to reach communities of color with effective job creation policies.  NCLR urges policymakers to seriously consider the following proposals as part of a strategy to positively change the course of the American economy.

1.    Create millions of community jobs in hard-hit neighborhoods.
2.    Make affordable loan products available to nonprofits and community-based organizations for infrastructure and capital investments.
3.    Invest in the human capital of workers overlooked by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
4.    Use the tax system to reward small businesses and nonprofits that hire new workers.

Click to download the full report for NCLR's detailed proposals.