And I totally concur with that and I think that on this particular issue, what it means for Latino leadership is that while there was a lot of commonality among us as Latinos, as I see this issue, it broke down along economic interest.
People
Puente-sylvia
14:00
And as Mr. La Luz has stated, the Midwest and especially Chicago being a primary manufacturing center in the United States was a critical factor of our initial decision to conditionally oppose NAFTA until we could ensure that those who would be disproportionately affected, the 40% of Chicago's Latino community works in manufacturing, would be able to have a sufficient worker retraining program and income assistance to enable them to continue to compete.
Latino USA 32
00:00 / 00:00
13:47 - 14:00
And I totally concur with that and I think that on this particular issue, what it means for Latino leadership is that while there was a lot of commonality among us as Latinos, as I see this issue, it broke down along economic interest.
Puente-Sylvia
United States--Washington DC
United States--Illinois--Chicago
United States--Texas--San Antonio
United States--New York--New York City
United States
Mexico
Richardson-Bill 1947-2023
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Latino Institute--Chicago-Ill
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Southwest Voter Research Institute
International trade
Economic policy
Labor unions
Government Policy
Working class
Panel discussion--Professionals
14:00 - 14:25
And as Mr. La Luz has stated, the Midwest and especially Chicago being a primary manufacturing center in the United States was a critical factor of our initial decision to conditionally oppose NAFTA until we could ensure that those who would be disproportionately affected, the 40% of Chicago's Latino community works in manufacturing, would be able to have a sufficient worker retraining program and income assistance to enable them to continue to compete.