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Potential IRS Deal With ICE Threatens Privacy for Undocumented, Citizens Alike

A proposal to allow the IRS to share information with ICE represents a dangerous assault on privacy for undocumented people and all those who pay taxes.

LA County Launches Help for Small Businesses After Fires, Pandemic

With minority-owned Los Angeles businesses taking a double-hit of the pandemic and recent fires, the county is stepping up help.

Huge Spike in Consumer Fraud Losses, New FTC Data Show

US consumers lost $12.5 billion to scammers in 2024, according to new data from the Federal Trade Commission, a 25% increase year-on-year.

Latinos to Comprise Majority of CA Workforce by 2040

Latinos will make up a majority of California’s labor force by the next decade, according to a new report.

How Will DEI Bans Affect U.S. Small Businesses?

Since Trump’s termination of federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, small businesses nationwide are expected to take a major hit.

What Trump’s Immigration Plans Mean for the U.S.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to launch the largest deportation program in U.S. history.

A Leaner Federal Bureaucracy at the Expense of Indian Country

From health care to education, the impacts of Trump's proposed cuts to government spending on Indian Country are severe and wide ranging.

Making America Great Again Begins With Respect

Donald Trump’s commanding electoral victory last week is sending shivers through vulnerable communities across this country.

Study Shows Latinos Central to US Economic Growth, Vitality

The Latino GDP in the US for 2022 came in at an eye popping $3.7 trillion, up from $2.8 trillion in 2019 and $1.6 trillion in 2010.

Poverty Rate for Latinos Dips in 2022

The poverty rate for Latinos in the United States was 16.8% for 2022, far below the 25% registered in 2012, according to the Census.

Realizing the American Dream for All Requires Bold Policy Reforms

Many American workers are generationally poor, because of their race, gender, immigration status, or choice of occupation. Better policy can create more equitable wages.

Rising Scams Target Elderly Bay Area Chinese

Scams targeting adults aged 60 and older are rising, with devastating consequences for monolingual Chinese in the Bay Area.

What’s the Cost of U.S. Student Debt?

As nearly 45 million Americans and counting owe over $1.7 trillion in student debt, what’s the future of college affordability?

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