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Latino Stores Take a Hit from the Economic Slump

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June 4, 2008

 

"The nation's economic slump has increased unemployment — especially in construction — for Latinos across the nation. And Colorado business owners like Martinez say they're feeling the hit.

"The stores are empty. Two years ago, there was money," said Jose Gallegos, 43, who owns a CD store near Martinez's business in the La Plaza Mexicana flea market on East Colfax Avenue in Aurora.

The area is heavily populated with clothing stores, bakeries and insurance agencies targeted to Mexican immigrants, the group with the highest unemployment rate among Latinos, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center."

Read the full article here:

http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_9482343

Also view the related Photo Essay posted here:

http://studentvoices.matt.org/english/photo-essay/hecho_en_mexico-563.html

Posted on  Monday, June 9, 2008By Amanda
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Source: http://www.denverpost.com
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