Any talk of a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic — such as returning to in-person classes and workplaces, social gatherings, traveling for the upcoming holidays; in other words, returning to some kind of “normal” — is largely leaving out one key sector of the population: Latinos.
Before the pandemic, Latinos were important and very significant contributors to overall economic stability and growth in Illinois, helping not only themselves and their families but the communities where they live. But unfortunately, COVID-19 was like a set of brakes stalling and slowing those contributions. The Latino community, the state of Illinois and the nation can ill afford that.
