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Entries Tagged as 'Poverty'

Money to Mexico Slows

April 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Remittances, or the money that immigrants send back to other countries, have declined for the first time this year. According to the Washington Post, “in January, the cash transfers, known as remittances, sagged almost 7 percent compared with a year earlier, the steepest monthly dip in at least 13 years, according to Mexican government […]

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Tags: Mexico · Poverty · Business · Bilingual

Poor, Uninsured Minorities Receive Lower Quality Healthcare

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

A NewsWire article states that “for many Americans, poverty and lack of health insurance make it difficult to get necessary health and medical care. According to a new study, once they do visit the doctor, poor, uninsured people often report racial discrimination when communicating with health care professionals.” A University of South Carolina […]

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