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Companies are eager to find foreign workers who can take jobs in the nursing field, for example.

Employers eager for new foreign worker program

By Sam Hananel, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As desperate as unemployed Americans are to find work, there are still some jobs that many would never consider applying for because they are … Read More

National Hispana Leadership Institute Class of 2011 (Courtesy NHLI)

Latina Leadership: We’ve come a long way, baby!

By Elianne Ramos, @ergeekgoddess

It should be no secret to anyone that today’s workforce is dramatically different from that of the 1950s and 60s. If it’s true that Latinos are the … Read More

U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. (Photo/Getty Images)

Opinion: The feds are not doing enough to hire Hispanics

By Jorge E. Ponce, co-chair of the Council of Federal EEO and Civil Rights Executives

It is frustrating and embarrassing that the Hispanic challenge has been around for 42 years. The Federal Government has not done enough to address this … Read More

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Employers are more optimistic about hiring, according to new report

By Sandra Lilley

Employers across the U.S. are increasingly more optimistic about expanding their workforce, according to a new Manpower Employment Survey released today. In … Read More

Jorge Pomareda's original poster for the 28th Chicago Latino Film Festival (Photo courtesy Chicago Film Festival).

Almost 3 out of 4 workers in next decade could be Latino

By Sandra Lilley

Latinos will account for almost 74 percent of the 10.5 million workers who will be added to the labor force in the next decade, according to a Pew Hispanic … Read More