Native-born Latinos have higher levels of education, which puts them in a better position in the labor force. But if you compare all around, there is still quite a large gap in terms of education and economic status compared to whites and the general population. It used to be that you'd go in the labor force in a factory or in manufacturing and you could begin to move up the economic ladder. The jobs that we find now, people come in but don't move up. We have to do something about that because it's detrimental not only for Latino workers but for the U.S. economy.
Education seems to be the factor that ties it all together.
Yes, it does. It's the most critical factor. Latinos who have college degrees are seeing the payoff to their education. They're doing better and starting to get more opportunity. They still don't earn as much as whites with college degrees.