Based on an in-depth analysis of death on the job, wages, and employer-based benefits, this report exposes the severe erosion of job quality in America. NCLR calls on Congress and the U.S. Department of Labor to restore fairness and dignity to hard work by strengthening enforcement efforts, modernizing labor laws, and collaborating with community-based organizations to empower low-wage and immigrant workers.
Just the Facts: A Snapshot of Incarcerated Youth, an NCLR fact sheet, examines the overrepresentation of Latino youth within the juvenile justice system.
In these tough economic times, families are confronted with the dissolution of their financial future. To get back on the path to financial security, families need relevant, real-time advice from professionals who offer objective guidance on a range of financial issues. In this transcript, national call participants explain how critical counselors can be in helping families open bank accounts, build credit, identify an affordable car loan or credit card, and recover from foreclosure or bankruptcy.
Testimony Presented at The "FHA Reform Act of 2010" and Submitted to
U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
More than one in five (22.1%) Hispanic children is uninsured—nearly three times the rate of non-Hispanic White children (7.3%). Because health coverage has been shown to improve children’s access to timely care, the coverage gap has serious ramification for Latino children’s health and well-being. Yet Latino children and their families face structural barriers that prevent them from adequately accessing all health coverage systems in the United States. In order to ensure equitable health outcomes for Latinos and other children of color, policymakers must address these barriers and eliminate the health coverage gap.
This report by the National Council of La Raza and the Urban Institute, details the consequences of immigration enforcement operations on children’s psychological, educational, economic, and social well-being. The report profiles three communities that experienced large-scale worksite raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the past year: Greeley, Colorado; Grand Island, Nebraska; and New Bedford, Massachusetts.
