Trump’s 2025 Tax Proposals to Reshape Finances for Low-Income and Small Businesses

Trump’s 2025 Tax Proposals to Reshape Finances for Low-Income and Small Businesses

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. In 2025, President Donald Trump’s tax proposals are poised to significantly reshape the financial landscape for both low-income individuals and small businesses in the United States. While the administration touts these changes as catalysts for economic growth and competitiveness, a closer examination reveals a complex array of benefits and challenges for […]

The Human and Economic Costs of Raids Begin to Take Hold

The Human and Economic Costs of Raids Begin to Take Hold

By Maribel Hastings, America’s Voice Click here to know your rights While continued reports of Donald Trump’s immigration raids spread across the country, including in Puerto Rico, their human and economic costs are beginning to show their ugly face.   In Idaho, a business owner we will call Marta, in order to not use her […]

Trump’s Increased Efforts to Identify and Deport Undocumented Individuals Impact U.S. Economy

Trump’s Increased Efforts to Identify and Deport Undocumented Individuals Impact U.S. Economy

By Mary Campbell Click here to know your rights President Donald Trump’s intensified efforts to identify and deport undocumented individuals in the United States have significant implications for various sectors of the economy.                      Undocumented workers constitute a substantial portion of the labor force in several […]

President Trump’s Upcoming Executive Orders on Immigration and Their Impact on Immigrants

President Trump’s Upcoming Executive Orders on Immigration and Their Impact on Immigrants

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: John Gomez / shutterstock.com  Immediately taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has signaled an ambitious agenda to reshape U.S. immigration policy through a series of executive orders. These directives are expected to have profound implications for documented and undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. […]

DiNapoli Releases Report on Nonprofit Industry

DiNapoli Releases Report on Nonprofit Industry

By: NYS Office of the Comptroller State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a report that showed nonprofit organizations in 2022 provided 1.3 million jobs to New Yorkers, just over 1 in 6 private sector jobs in the state. While the number of nonprofits increased nationally between 2017-2022, they declined in New York and the number […]

St Vincent Economy Lost Millions from CL Financial Collapse

St Vincent Economy Lost Millions from CL Financial Collapse

Photo credit: Caribbean Business Report  St Vincent and the Grenadines Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves says the country’s economy lost an estimated EC$290.12 million (US$107 million) following the collapse of the two Trinidad-based insurance companies in 2009. In October, the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that the Trinidad and Tobago government was not […]

Beauty Entrepreneurs Take Stock of What Trump’s Victory Could Mean for Business

Beauty Entrepreneurs Take Stock of What Trump’s Victory Could Mean for Business

By BeautyIndependent   At 5:34 a.m. EST on Wednesday, the Associated Press called Wisconsin and the White House for Donald Trump, capping a historic comeback for the former president and a crushing defeat for his electoral rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. Upon waking up to the news, many American beauty entrepreneurs reacted with strong emotions—jubilation, […]

What Trump’s Immigration Plans Mean for the U.S.

What Trump’s Immigration Plans Mean for the U.S.

BySelen Ozturk, Ethic Media Services |  President-elect Donald Trump has promised to launch the largest deportation program in U.S. history. This was estimated by Vice President-elect JD Vance to involve one million removals yearly. Can the U.S. afford these policies? What do these crackdowns mean for undocumented and legal immigrants? Mass deportation Based on Census […]

How Donald Trump’s Mass Deportations and Tariffs Would Impact New York City’s Economy

How Donald Trump’s Mass Deportations and Tariffs Would Impact New York City’s Economy

By Greg David, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / shutterstock.com  At last week’s rally at Madison Square Garden, Donald Trump yet again pledged to “launch the largest deportation program in American history.” According to him, deporting millions of immigrants, including those who are undocumented and those who are here legally, will free up millions […]

The Next President Will Play a Key Role in Shaping US Trade Policy – Here’s What Voters Need to Know

The Next President Will Play a Key Role in Shaping US Trade Policy – Here’s What Voters Need to Know

By Bedassa Tadesse, THE CONVERSATION | Editorial Credit: Qubix Studio / shutterstock.com  From the ports of Los Angeles to the cornfields of Iowa, the U.S.’s international trade policy is a force that shapes the lives of every American. With the presidential election looming in November 2024, discussing trade policy isn’t just an academic exercise – […]