Front page articles

Latino Pathways helps immigrants succeed as entrepreneurs 

Rosa McIntyre, a recent immigrant to the United States, dreams of starting her own enterprise: "I clean house now, but I want to make more money, have a license, understand the law and make more clear my own vision for my business." Rosa and 23 other Hispanic immigrant students are currently enrolled in a series of workshops hosted by the Small Business Center at Guilford Technical Community College in Greensboro, North Carolina. The entrepreneur workshops are held on Saturday mornings with instruction in both English and Spanish. Read more.

Hispanic people feel new hostility

Public attitudes towards immigrants challenge efforts to create an accepted and supported image of our future workforce.  As furor over immigration rises across the nation, many Hispanics say they are increasingly the targets of hostility in a state where they once felt welcome.  Read more.

Enrolling Hispanic jobseekers in WIA

The latest progress report from the Columbia, SC Connecting People to Jobs (CPTJ) site highlights the 2006-2007 program successes, including major achievements in qualifying and enrolling Hispanic individuals in WIA training programs. Read the full report: CPTJ Progress Report 06-07.doc

Archived articles

Sector Initiatives and Community Colleges:

Innovation in Education and Training for Low-wage Working Adults

Collaboration among community-based sectoral initiatives and community colleges is the topic of the Aspen Institutes's most recent edition of Update. Read publication: AspenUpdate6-07.pdf 

MDC's Connecting People to Jobs builds community partnerships to help Hispanics

Connecting People to Jobs in Columbia, SC connects Latinos to the local workforce and English as a second language and GED training.  It also provides soft skills and computer training along with vocational certifications.  This article highlights two CPTJ participants' stories and where these participants are today. CPTJ- article final.pdf

La Raza responds to Senate vote  

On June 28, the Senate voted to end consideration of a comprehensive immigration reform bill.  The National Council of La Raza says the vote is a setback, but not the end. Read more. 

El Pueblo’s Response to Senate Immigration Reform Deal 

On Thursday, May 17, the U.S. Senate announced to the country that they had successfully negotiated an immigration reform package that brought together both Democratic and Republican Senators and the White House.  El Pueblo recently released a position statement challenging aspects of the Senates' reform proposal.Read statement.

Slippery floors and flying knives

An N&O article detailing the long-hours and low-pay of hispanics in the meat processing field. Read more.

Blacks, Latinos Mount Union Drive in North Carolina

Latino and African-American workers in North Carolina face tough working conditions and an employer intent on blocking their efforts to unionize at a meat processing plant, according to one union activist. Read more.