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Economy Hits Hispanics Hard.

Latinos are leaving. According to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies, there are 1.3 million less undocumented now than there were last August.

If this trend continues, in five years, the undocumented population would be cut in half from the estimated 12 million or so now in the country.

We know that in some major cities, Latino businesses are down from 50 to 60 percent and many have been forced to close due to lack of business. Thousands of workers are out of jobs, others are working jobs far beneath the pay they were receiving just a few years ago and many are simply leaving the country.

In a related development, the Bush Administration is now offering for people who have received deportation orders (around 572,000) to leave the country voluntarily under a program called, "Operation Scheduled Departure." These people can walk into an ICE office, not be jailed as is customary and will be deported without tracking devices. They will then get up to 90 days to make arrangements with family and other institutions.

This program was first announced through the Univision television network. The window of opportunity for this program is August 22, 2008 when it will no longer be offered.

When the economy picks up again we should all be aware that we may see a serious labor shortage in the trade industries. My advice is to secure your best laborers and supervisors now. Invest in their training, them learning English (will be a requirement under any new immigration reform plan) and in helping them to remain stable during this time period.

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posted by Ricardo González on August 5, 2008.

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