Afro Latinos Facing Poverty In The United States Walter Lemon Africana Folklore AM Professor covert

Poverty Poverty in the Afro Latino Communities – Dominicans – Puerto Ricans 11.2 million out of 48.2 million below the poverty line in 2006 the unemployment rate was at 4.4 percent compared to present day 2013 where the unemployment rate is now at 9.4 percent. According to cnn in june 2,267,000 hispanics were unemployed. In july the number of hispanics who were unemployed climbed by 99,000 leaving 2,366,000 hispanics jobless

Common afro Latino jobs Construction Repair and maintenance Laundry services Transportation Warehouses Personal food trucks Fast food restaraunts