Priorities That Define A Latino Perspective on US Domestic Economic Policy
- Create prosperous neighborhoods through place-based investments that advance economic opportunities for diverse populations and preserve cultural integrity.
- Strengthen our nation’s housing sector by increasing access to affordable homeownership and rental housing, improving the quality of public housing, and strengthening efforts to combat discrimination.
- Support jobs and economic justice for low-income individuals and communities of color through equitable tax policies, addressing the wage and wealth gap and initiatives that prepare workers to succeed in a changing economy.
- Promote a vibrant and fair financial services marketplace by managing systemic risk, expanding access to sound financial products and services, ensuring strong consumer financial protections and promoting diversity in institutional governance.
- Catalyze small business growth by increasing access to capital and business development services for underserved small business owners and entrepreneurs.
- Overhaul immigration policy to support the US economy, offer a pathway to citizenship and protect human rights.
- Advance macroeconomic stability and long-term growth with a balanced monetary policy that prioritizes maximum employment for low wage workers.
- Invest in Puerto Rico with a Marshall Plan-like investment in housing, economic development and local government capacity building.