U.S. Haitians have rallied for the unjust deportations to Haiti amid a dangerous political crisis and a worsening economic crisis because of COVID-19 restrictions. Photo credit: Fibonacci Blue / Flickr The recent assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has underlined the urgent need for aid and the protection…
Photo credit: Steve Rhodes / Flickr Anti-immigrant and anti-Latino language has a long history in the U.S., dating back to the country’s founding fathers. Some 230 years later, that history comes full circle with recent comments by a Supreme Court justice. ‘Alien’ 1790s — The term ‘alien,’ used…
Tax refund / frankieleon, flickr, CC-BY-2.0 During the 2021 tax season, the Internal Revenue Service processed 136 million individual income tax returns and issued 96 million refunds, totaling about $270 billion. In a recent mid-year presentation to Congress, the Taxpayer Advocacy Service reported there was a backlog of…
Internet and cell phone payment assistance / Christina Morillo, Pexels The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a temporary program to assist families and households who are struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FCC says this benefit was created to help with virtual learning, online…
As the U.S. economy recovers from the financial devastation caused by COVID-19, Latinos are reckoning with the lack of workplace protections and the increasing need to unionize. Photo credit: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center / Flickr A new poll out last month shows a majority of Americans…
Produce at the grocery store / Mehrad Vosoughi, Canva Pro Federal food assistance programs like SNAP and WIC were expanded and strengthened during the pandemic for many qualifying families and amounts increased. The Biden Administration and the Department of Agriculture are discussing plans to extend these benefits and…
Income taxes / steveb, pixabay Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Child Tax Credit (CTC) is getting a boost, giving some much-needed assistance to millions of families. The credit is being increased from $2,000 to $3,000 for children over 6, and to $3,600 for children…
Surveillance video captured the moment a portion of the Champlain Towers South Condo collapsed in the early morning hours of June 24. Nearly 150 people are still unaccounted for, many of them, Latinos. Photo credit: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department / Wikimedia At least 36 Latin Americans are among…
Photo credit: Pax Ahimsa Gethen / Wikimedia Commons As DACA marked its ninth anniversary on June 15, Pulso put together a timeline outlining the turbulent history of the program. 2001 to 2010 — Multiple versions of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM) Act go…
Energy bill / Source: Brendan Wood (Flickr) Looking for help with your utility costs? Did you know there’s funding to help low-income families with their home energy bills, emergencies and weatherproofing services? Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federal program that provides grants to state…
