For Immediate Release July 7, 2017 (Washington, D.C.) – According to a recent survey by Gallup, a plurality of Americans believe that immigration is more beneficial than damaging to the United States. Gallup found that 49 percent of Americans believe immigrants help the nation’s economy by providing low-cost labor, against just 40 percent who say they hurt the economy – a flip …
Readers’ best comments: $15 an hour will leave more unemployed
Media Contact: Brian Faughnan, 703-678-4581 or Wadi Gaitan, 202-853-4463 Seattle’s $15 an hour minimum wage is being implemented, and as free market advocates warned would happen, the bad news just keeps rolling in. Hispanics, young people and those without a high school diploma are all more likely to face reduced job prospects as a result of minimum wage hikes. In fact, as the minimum …
Hispanic Margin of Victory Project
This analysis of the Hispanic electorate in 2016 promotes a better understanding of the role that the Hispanic electorate can play in influencing elections and the direction of the nation both this year and in those to come.
The LIBRE Institute Releases Study on Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
Th Libre Institute is hosting a press call this morning to discuss the release of its latest study, which examines federal policies – namely, the combination of minimum wage with welfare benefits – and their impact on the Puerto Rican debt crisis.
The U.S. Has an Incarceration Problem
According to a recent White House study, Blacks and Hispanics comprise over 50 percent of those in prison in our country. This presents an array of problems for society as a whole.
In Financial Literacy Month, The LIBRE Institute Highlights Financial Wellness Efforts
April is Financial Literacy month, and for many Hispanics in the U.S. it’s particularly important to have a full understanding of their financial situation and the challenges they face.
Latinos Know First-Hand Why Socialism Fails
Due to the recent resurgence of socialism as an economic model dressed up in new terms, scholar Mark Perry has highlighted his 1995 essay “Why Socialism Failed” which examined why the system is flawed in premise as well as in practice.
Addressing the Problem of Higher Education Costs at the Root
As the problem of rising costs of higher education looms larger each day, lawmakers are considering promising policy proposals that may reduce costs and save taxpayer dollars.
National School Choice Week 2016
The LIBRE Institute is a proud supporter of School Choice and we wanted to see how much you know about the subject during National School Choice Week. Take this quiz and see where you stand!
Hispanic Corporations Are People
In a new graphic from The LIBRE Institute, rates of individual enterprise in the Hispanic population are contrasted with those in the non-Hispanic population to highlight this unique attribute of the Hispanic entrepreneurial community.
