In Illinois, the US Latino buying power is about $101 billion every year. And when you see the neighborhoods – Back of the Yards, Little Village, Pilsen and suburbs who are contracting in business – there are fewer dollars spent and fewer taxes being collected at the State level. This will cause more of a budget gap for the State and decisions will get harder. Where are we gonna cut services? That will be difficult. So we need to band together, even the bipartisan organizations in the red states, to find solutions on a shorter term and longer term basis. We will feel it at the City level, state level and across the country.


