The results of this report are disturbing, minority seniors are suffering more than other groups with high costs of living and inadequate income. - - Donna Poisl
from hispanicbusiness.com
About 90 percent of Latino and African-American seniors live on the edge of financial collapse, accelerated by the economic downturn, a new study has found.
The report, by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University, found that a combination of inadequate pensions and savings, high housing costs and increasing healthcare costs have left about three-quarters of minority senior households unable to cover essential expenses.
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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