Nation’s Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Meets in KC Against Backdrop of Mass Deportations

Nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization meets in KC against backdrop of mass deportations

Kansas state Rep. Susan Ruiz, a Democrat, addressed a crowd that gathered outside the Lenexa El Toro Loco Mexican Bar and Grill on July 30 after some of the employees were arrested earlier in the day by agents with Homeland Security (Mary Sanchez/The Beacon).The economic power of the Latino population in the United States is as massive as it is misunderstood. Latinos contribute more than $3.7 trillion annually to the economy, more than the gross…

Nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization meets in KC against backdrop of mass deportations, economic stress

The economic power of the Latino population in the United States is as massive as it is misunderstood. Latinos contribute more than $3.7 trillion annually to the economy, more than the gross domestic product of all but four countries in the world. Latinos are the nation’s largest minority group with 64 million people. Takeaways More than 1,500 leaders from around the nation are expected to attend the UnidosUS conference in Kansas City Aug. 4-7…