More Than One In Four Latinos In Poverty

[kandace]

A new Census measure shows that nearly 50 million people in the United States live below the poverty level, including nearly three in ten Latinos. The new number, released on Wednesday by the Census Bureau, is part of a new supplemental poverty measure that takes into account medical costs and work-related expenses.

From 2009 to 2011, the average official poverty rate was 15 percent. Using the supplemental measure, the poverty rate jumps to 15.8 percent. Officials estimated that about 15.1 percent of the population, or 46.6 million people, were below the poverty line in 2011. With the supplemental measure, that number jumps to 49.7 million, or 16.1 percent of the population.

About 28 percent of Latinos were categorized as poor in 2011 under the new measure, compared with 25.4 percent using the official formula. While about 14.6 percent of native-born residents were considered poor using the supplemental measure, that jumps to 25.8 percent among foreign-born residents, and a whopping 31.9 percent for non-citizens. It is 18.3 percent among naturalized citizens.

[BlandFood]

I wonder how long these poverty Latino's have been in the country? I have no doubt that immigrant Italian's, Slovak's, Russian, Kenyan or whatever were also poverty stricken for a certain amount of time. 1st generation does better than immigrant and so on, so on, melt baby melt.

If they're illegal they shouldn't even be factored in....they are lawbreakers, not citizens.

[Jeebus]

About 28 percent of Latinos were categorized as poor in 2011 under the new measure, compared with 25.4 percent using the official formula.

The definition of "stupidity" is to continue to do the same thing over and over (vote Democrat) and expect the result to somehow be different "this time."

[MooGoo]

But, if they stopped sending the money via Western Union back home, kept the money they earned here and then, left and went back home where they belong, they'd be above the poverty level in their own Country.

[Grindelwald]

The definition of "stupidity" is to continue to do the same thing over and over (vote Democrat) and expect the result to somehow be different "this time."

That's "insanity".

[Jeebus]

That's "insanity".

And in this case, both.

[pickles]

Maybe be they vote "Democratic" because they think the empowerment of capital at the expense of labor isn't the best way for them to get ahead.

But I guess that's "stupid" and "insane."

[Jeebus]

Maybe be they vote "Democratic" because they think the empowerment of capital at the expense of labor isn't the best way for them to get ahead.

How's that working out for them? Not too well according to the data.

But I guess that's "stupid" and "insane."

Winner.