The Latine community is the fastest-growing segment of the US economy, but many face cultural, linguistic, and structural barriers to accessing the financial system.
For the National Bureau of Economic Research, Urban researcher Breno Braga and coauthors discuss how the expansion of a visa waiver program in 2002 enabled more foreign-trained doctors to practice in underserved areas in the US and did not reduce employment of US-trained doctors.
Urban researcher Diana Guelespe recently discussed an Urban report on the Afghan evacuees with policymakers and other leaders at an event hosted by the University of Chicago.
Recent federal efforts to disaggregate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander data have led to a better understanding of inequities, but the level of disaggregation remains inconsistent.
Register for the National Research Conference on Early Childhood in June, and see Urban researcher Elly Miles present on a systemic scan of factors and strategies associated with better access to early childhood services for refugee and immigrant families.
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