Latinos and Economic Security
Description:
Latinos and Economic Security (LES) is a national research project, funded by the Ford Foundation, with a goal to advance economic security for middle-age and aging Latinos by advocating, developing, and fostering a public policy agenda that prioritizes the needs of the Latino community. Specifically, the project seeks to identify financial risks and threats facing Latinos approaching retirement, as well as opportunities to improve this population’s financial security.
LES is a collaborative effort of the UCLA Center for Policy Research on Aging, the USC Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, and the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, in partnership with the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA), the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). To learn more about the project, visit the LES website.
LES disseminates its findings through its website, public events such as conferences and webinars, and publications. Findings from early stages of the initiative have been published as part of the CSRC Press’s Latinos and Economic Security Policy Brief series and the Latinos and Economic Security Report series (see publications below).
Videos:
When to Take Social Security: It Pays to Wait! Produced by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), an LES partner
May 14, 2014
A one-minute video produced by FWD.us for LES
January 20, 2014
Enhancing Economic Security for the Latino Community
Findings and commentary presented by Max Benavidez, Kathleen H. Wilber, Zachary D. Gassoumis, and Chon A. Noriega
Video webinar, July 30, 2013
Reframing the Generational Divide: Baby Boomers vs. Young Latinos
Presentations by Robert Greenstein, Ronald Brownstein, Fernando Torres-Gil, Kathleen H. Wilber, Chon A. Noriega, Max Benavidez, Zachary D. Gassoumis, and remarks by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard and Kilolo Kijakazi, Program Officer, The Ford Foundation
Congressional briefing, July 7, 2011
Reports, Briefs, and Infographics:
Statement from Latinos & Economic Security Project on New MyRA Program
News Release, January 29, 2014
The Working-age Population is Becoming Less White
Infographic, October 1, 2013
Citizenship Status: Latino vs. Asian Boomers
Infographic, July 23, 2013
Enhancing Economic Security for the Latino Community
Presented at a symposium honoring the fifteenth anniversary of the UCLA Center for Policy Research on Aging.
Powerpoint presentation, March 21, 2012
The Latino Naturalization Lag: Latino Immigrants Take Longer to Naturalize than Asian Immigrants
Zachary D. Gassoumis, Kathleen H. Wilber, Chon A. Noriega, Max Benavidez, and Fernando Torres-Gil
Latinos and Economic Security Fact Sheet No. 2, March 1, 2011
Latino Baby Boomers: A Demographic and Economic Profile
Zachary D. Gassoumis, Kathleen H. Wilber, Lindsey A. Baker, and Fernando Torres-Gil
Latinos and Economic Security Policy Brief No. 5, May 2010
Advocacy for Latino Baby Boomers: Protecting an At-Risk Population
Carlos M. Haro, with Javier Iribarren, Karina McCormack, and Yvette Flores
Latinos and Economic Security Policy Brief No. 4, January 2010
Latino Baby Boomers: A Hidden Population
Zachary D. Gassoumis, and Kathleen H. Wilber, and Fernando Torres-Gill
Latinos and Economic Security Policy Brief No. 3, July 2008
Zachary D. Gassoumis, Kathleen H. Wilber, and Fernando Torres-Gil
Latinos and Economic Security Research Report No. 3, July 2008
Social Security Reform Implications for Latino Retirees
Patricia A. Halliwell, Zachary D. Gassoumis, and Kathleen H. Wilber
Latinos and Economic Security Policy Brief No. 2, June 2007
Social Security Reform: How Various Reform Options Will Affect Latino Retirees
Patricia A. Halliwell, Zachary D. Gassoumis, and Kathleen H. Wilber Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California
Latinos and Economic Security Research Report No. 2, June 2007
Latinos and the Future of Social Security: A Time to Act
Fernando Torres-Gil
Latinos and Economic Security Policy Brief No. 1, March 2006
Impact of Social Security on the Latino Community
Patricia A. Halliwell and Kathleen H. Wilber Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California
Latinos and Economic Security Research Report No. 1, May 2006