“Latinx people are not a monolithic voting bloc. We need to stop analyzing them as such,” says Professor Armando Ibarra in his Progressive Magazine op-ed. “Latino voters are not a homogenous group; a complex interplay …
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Immigrants provide important economic contributions in Wisconsin, report says
In Wisconsin, the report found that immigrants paid $3 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022, and held $3.3 billion in spending power. “There’s an undercount in the Latinx population, and, in particular, …
Latino Voters Balance Stereotypes, Their Pocketbooks and Immigrants’ Vital Role
Latino immigrants provide crucial labor but face a backlash in the U.S. Heartland; those who are citizens may decide the election in Wisconsin. “No matter what happens at the border, a transformation of sorts takes …
The Latino Question
Host, Emily Auerbach, speaks with Professor Armando Ibarra on WPR. Ibarra, a child migrant worker who became a professor in UW’s School for Workers places his Mexican family’s journey in a broader political and economic …
UW Professor says Automation a Big Part of Longshoremen’s Strike
A UW Madison professor says the threat of job losses due to automation is a big part of the East Coast longshoremen’s strike. Michael Childers says the two sides aren’t really far apart. “I think …
Port worker strike expected to impact Wisconsin
Wisconsin grocery shoppers should not see an immediate impact from the longshoremen’s strike, but experts say it’s only a matter of time. Michael Childers teaches labor relations at the UW-Madison School of Business. In an …
Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development, PBS Wisconsin to host a special screening of “Profe”
The screening for “Profe” will be on Monday, Sept. 16 at Studio A in Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave., from 6:30-8:30 p.m. It is free to attend. The screening will also award three educators — …
The Myth of the Immigrant Threat with Armando Ibarra
Armando Ibarra joins Allen Ruff on A Public Affair to talk about the prevalence of anti-immigrant rhetoric in the GOP platform. Ibarra discusses what makes anti-immigrant narratives so appealing and how politicians use the language …
For the Record
News 3 Now takes an in-depth look at the top issues and stories from the past week and the week ahead. School for Workers Professor Don Taylor speaks about the impact unions have on state …
New immigration policy creates pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
In the past decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of immigrants entering Wisconsin which has greatly increased the state’s Latino population — from 93,000 to 447,290, according to a Dairy Workers Study conducted by the School for Workers…