With the firm belief that Latino history is American history, the founding family members of Molina Healthcare have donated $10M to help launch a new wing of Smithsonian that will illustrate stories of how Latinos have contributed to American history. The inaugural exhibitions are set to open in 2021 and will feature rotating exhibits that examine how Latino culture has helped shape the United States. Molina, Inc is based in Southern California and a Fortune 500 company, founded in 1980 by Dr. C. David Molina. Members of congress and community leaders have been pushing for years for the Smithsonian to establish a Latino museum. For those of us who believe that the Latino brand has been unfairly maligned in recent years, this is an important milestone.
Next week, I will be speaking at a Hispanic Leadership Summit at the United Nations. I was asked to speak on the topic of Unity. The following is a preview of my speech.
The image of Latinos is not just a nice thought; it affects everything from business opportunities and access to capital to how our children are treated at school. Latinos are among the hardest workers and most entrepreneurial of any group in America. However, negativity has dominated the narrative about Latinos for far too long. This one is on us.
We currently have 11 million unfilled jobs in America. Ending illegal immigration will either dramatically increase that number and have massive disruption to our economy, or we will have to...