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We Must Prepare Latino Workers for the Digital Economy


Sonja Diaz, the founding director of the Latino Policy & Politics Institute, writes an Op-ed with Domenika Lynch and Hector Mujica on the importance of the U.S. economy’s needs for Latinos to prosper. A recent LPPI report urgently warns that 7.1 million Latinos, representing almost 40% of the Latino workforce in just six states, are…

Sonja Diaz, the founding director of the Latino Policy & Politics Institute, writes an Op-ed with Domenika Lynch and Hector Mujica on the importance of the U.S. economy’s needs for Latinos to prosper. A recent LPPI report urgently warns that 7.1 million Latinos, representing almost 40% of the Latino workforce in just six states, are at high risk of being displaced by automation despite this projected growth. Jobs aren’t going away, they are transforming, and we must meet the moment and ensure that Latinos are prepared for the transformation.