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Federal stimulus assistance has widened disparities between whites and minorities


“Communities are being unfairly left behind at a time when the pandemic has revealed serious inequalities that need to be urgently tackled,” said Rodrigo DomĂ­nguez-Villegas, director of research at the Latino Policy and Politics Institute and a co-author of the report. “Federal policy should not contribute to worsening income inequality, and future stimulus efforts must fix the…

“Communities are being unfairly left behind at a time when the pandemic has revealed serious inequalities that need to be urgently tackled,” said Rodrigo Domínguez-Villegas, director of research at the Latino Policy and Politics Institute and a co-author of the report. “Federal policy should not contribute to worsening income inequality, and future stimulus efforts must fix the inequities created by the pandemic and the uneven access to loans.”