Former President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy were only supposed to drop by and say hi during a Nov. 21, 1963, gathering of Mexican American activists in Houston. Instead, something special happened 60 years ago today #jfk #lulac #vivakennedy #axios #axioslatino
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/21/jfk-kennedy-latino-civil-rights-dallas-houston-lulac
Did you know?
The population of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. is becoming more diverse, and Mexicans now have the smallest share they've ever had, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. #axios #axioslatino
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/16/us-immigrants-undocumented-mexican-diverse-pew-research
A vast majority of Republicans say they support installing deterrents such as razor wire and floating barriers in rivers to prevent immigrants from entering the country illegally, even if people are endangered or killed, a new survey finds #immigration #axios #axioslatino
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/31/border-barriers-immigration-republican
The percentage of U.S. Latinos living in poverty has dropped significantly in the last decade but is well above the national average.
16.8% of Latinos nationally lived in poverty in 2022. That's well above the nation's overall poverty rate of 11.5% #axios #axioslatino
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/28/hispanic-poverty-rate-census