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Towards Access, Adoption & Inclusion: A Call for Digital Equality & Broadband Opportunity
The National Asian Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, National Caucus of Native American State Legislators , and National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators issue this joint policy statement in recognition of the important role that broadband plays in all our lives.
Trickle-Up Wealth Transfer: Cross Subsidization in the Payment Card Market
Since merchants charge consumers the same price regardless of payment method, the existence of payment card rewards programs implies that some customers subsidize the consumption of others. We surveyed a cross-section of U.S. consumers and asked about spending on groceries and gasoline, payment methods, and card rewards. From our data, we estimate the total amount transferred in the U.S. due to rewards on gasoline and groceries to be about $1.4b to $1.9b...
Hispanic Broadband Access: Making the Most of the Mobile, Connected Future
Overview
As the U.S. develops a national broadband strategy, much is at stake for American consumers, our country’s economy, as well as future innovation and its many social benefits. Complex issues from infrastructure deployment to digital literacy to consumer-friendly tax reform all play into U.S. efforts to close the digital divide and usher in a new era of innovation and opportunity. Equally important to ensuring these benefits are shared throughout our society is a deeper understanding of the unique needs, challenges and connected behavior of diverse Americans.
Hispanics and Retirement: Challenges and Opportunities
Hispanics in the United States face an especially
standard
of living throughout their retirement.
This is due to several factors. On average, Hispanics in the U.S. today
have lower levels of educational attainment, less earning power,
and a lower level of savings than non-Hispanics.
Hispanics and Retirement: Challenges and Opportunities [Full PDF]
BLS: Unemployment Drops Slightly to 9.7%; Hispanic Unemployment at 12.6%
Submitted by Rafael Vela on February 5, 2010 - 5:15pm.-- from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
The unemployment rate fell from 10.0 to 9.7 percent in January, and nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-20,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment fell in construction and in transportation and warehousing, while temporary help services and retail trade
added jobs...
U.S. Colleges Court Hispanic Families Using Espanol
Submitted by Rafael Vela on February 8, 2010 - 5:38pm.-- by Kathy Matheson, The Associated Press:
For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a double-whammy: Balancing high school coursework with essays and interviews, and then translating the whole system for their parents, who don't speak English.
Some venerable East Coast universities are trying to ease that burden - and tap the booming pool of Hispanic students - by offering Spanish translations of their admissions and financial aid material.
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