[♪ THEME MUSIC ♪] >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA MANDATES.

ON CRONKITE NEWS, EFFORTS TO KEEP IN-PERSON HIGH SCHOOL TRADITIONS ALIVE IN A VIRTUAL WORLD, AND ON BREAK IT DOWN, THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON CHILDHOOD HUNGER.

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>>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M TED SIMONS.

FALLOUT OVER THE STATE'S AUDIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY PRESIDENTIAL AND U.S. SENATE VOTES CONTINUES.

THE SENATE'S AUDIT SPOKESMAN, KEN BENNETT TOLD CONCERNS QUOTE, COMPLETELY UNFOUNDED, ADDING THAT, QUOTE, NOBODY IS IN THE BUILDING THAT SHOULDN'T BE IN THE BUILDING.

AS FOR SECURITY CONCERNS OVER VOTER INFORMATION.

BENNETT SAID THAT, QUOTE, ONLY CONTRACTORS THAT NEED TO PERFORM A CERTAIN FUNCTION FOR THE SENATE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE BUILDING.

THIS COMES AFTER THE U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WROTE THE SENATE PRESIDENT SAYING THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THE AUDIT WAS RUNNING AFOUL.

STATE SENATOR WENDY ROGERS REACTED TO THE DOJ IN YOUR LANE.

DO NOT TOUCH ARIZONA BALLOTS OR MACHINES UNLESS YOU WANT TO SPEND TIME IN AN ARIZONA PRISON.

RODGERS DID NOT ELABORATE ON JUST HOW THAT THREAT WOULD BE CARRIED OUT.

>>> ARIZONA REPORTED 601 CASES OF COVID-19 TODAY.

HOSPITALS IN THE STATE, THERE AGAIN SHOWING UP-TICK IN COVID ADMISSIONS, BUT THE NUMBERS SHOWED NO PARTICULARLY MOVEMENT.

>>> MODERNA SAYS THAT BOOSTERS WILL NEED TO BE DELIVERED EVERY 9 TO 12 MONTHS.

THE MODERNA SHOT AGAINST THE RIDGE STALL STRAIN IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR 12 TO 17 YEAR OLDS.

THAT'S WHAT MODERNA IS REPORTING TODAY.

THE TESTING SHOWING THAT THE SHOT SO 96% EFFECTIVE IN THAT AGE GROUP, AND IT WAS WELL TOLERATED WITH NO SAFETY CONCERNS.

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE UNVEILED PLANS TO PRESERVE LANDS AND WATER BY 2030.

>>> AND A CHINESE ROCKET IS OUT OF CONTROL IN SPACE.

A SECTION OF THE ROCKET IS FALLING BACK TO EARTH AND IS EXPECTED TO CRASH SOMEWHERE BY SATURDAY.

U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN WERE ASKED IF THERE WERE PLANS TO SOMEHOW SHOOT THE ROCKET DOWN?

>> WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN TO SHOOT THE ROCKET DOWN.

WE'LL HOPEFUL IT WILL LAND IN A PLACE WHERE IT WON'T -- WON'T HARM ANYONE.

HOPEFULLY IN THE OCEAN OR SOMEPLACE LIKE THAT.

>> THE ROCKET IS ABOUT 30 METERS LONG, WHICH MAKES IT ONE OF THE LARGEST EVER TO MAKE AN UNCONTROLLED RE-ENTRY FROM SPACE.

>>> GOVERNOR DUCEY'S RECENT LIFTING OF MASK MANDATES IN SCHOOLS LEFT THE DECISION TO REQUIRE MASKS TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHICH IN TURN HAS MADE FOR STRONG DEBATE WITHIN SCHOOL BOARDS AROUND ARIZONA THAT WAS THE CASE FOR THE VAIL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WE LEARNED FROM SUPERINTENDENT JOHN CARRUTH.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BASICALLY A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THAT WAS CANCELED.

WHAT HAPPENED, AND WHAT IS GOING ON AS FAR AS THESE MANDATES ARE CONCERNED IN YOUR DISTRICT?

>> TED, NICE TO BE ON YOUR SHOW AGAIN.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

I WISH IT WAS UNDER SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT I THINK FOR THE YEAR THAT WE'RE HAVING, IT'S FITTING.

WE ARE -- CURRENTLY IN THE VALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE HAVE FACE COVERINGS REQUIRED IN DOORS, AND OPTIONAL OUT DOORS.

WE HAVE THREE WEEKS LEFT IN OUR SCHOOL YEAR, AND IN-PERSON GRADUATION, SO OUR INTENT IS TO RIDE OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH THOSE MITIGATIONS IN PLACE.

>> THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, IT WAS DIVISIVE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THIS MITIGATION.

>> WE HAVE HAD MITIGATION IN PLACE SINCE AUGUST, AND HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS ALONG THE WAY AS -- AS NEEDED.

WE HAVE DEVELOPED THREE DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

REMOTE, LIVE, IN-PERSON MODEL, AND REMOTE, SELF-PACE MODEL, AND OBVIOUSLY AN IN-PERSON MODEL, AND HYBRID MODEL.

AND WE HAVE MADE FIVE CHANGES TO ADJUST TO THE CONDITIONS OF COVID ON THE GROUND IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I DON'T BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY UNIQUE IN MAKING THOSE RESPONSES, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CHANGE AS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS YEAR.

FORTUNATELY IT APPEARS THAT WE'RE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE PANDEMIC, AND AS WE ARE DOING THAT, WE'RE WORKING TO UNSPOOL THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES THAT WE HAD IN PLACE, SO THAT'S FUNDAMENTALLY WHERE WE ARE.

THE VALE COMMUNITY IS ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE TUCSON METROPOLITAN AREA IN PIMA COUNTY.

WE'RE A LARGE AREA GEOGRAPHICALLY.

WE COVER ABOUT 13,000 STUDENTS AND ABOUT 2000 EMPLOYEES.

AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS A CONSERVATIVE-LEANING, THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I THINK THE OVERALL COUNTY IS, WHICH IS A MORE LIBERAL PROGRESSIVE LEANING, AND I THINK FRANKLY SOME OF THE TENSION IN OUR COMMUNITY REVOLVES AROUND THAT.

WHILE THE GOVERNMENT HAS PLACED THOUGH DECISION BACK AT THE LOCAL DISTRICT LEVEL, OUR COUNTY, PIMA COUNTY STILL HAS A MASK MANDATE IN PLACE.

THERE WAS A MOVE TO UNDO THAT, BUT THAT DOESN'T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL 90 DAYS AFTER THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOLS, THAT HAS A PHOENIX CENTRAL OFFICE, THEIR SCHOOLS NEVER RESCINDED THE MANDATE, AND PIMA COUNTY DID THAT TOO, AND THEN A WEEK LATER, THEY REVERSED THAT DECISION.

THE PRESSURE AND REQUIREMENT TO KEEP THAT AT LEAST IN-PERSON, IN SCHOOL IN DOORS IN PLACE IN OUR COUNTY, AND FRANKLY WITH THREE WEEKS LEFT TO GO, ONE LESS CHANGE WOULD BE WELCOME, AND OUR ABILITY TO ENSURE A VERY SMOOTH, SAFE, AND STRONG END TO THE YEAR THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DO GRADUATIONS UNINTERRUPTED IS WHAT WE'RE AFTER.

>> YOU MENTIONED THE CHARTERS, AND THE GOVERNOR'S RESENDING OF THE ORDER, AND YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU GUYS ARE KEEPING THE MASK IN PLACE.

IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MIXED MESSAGING GOING ON HERE.

IS THAT SOMETHING YOU SENSE AS WELL?

>> YES, VERY MUCH SO.

AND I THINK THE -- THE LOCUS OF THAT AT THE 50,000-FOOT LEVEL, IS THE SCIENCE AND DATA WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING IS AT THAT LEVEL, AND WE NEED TO PUT THOSE THINGS IN PLACE, BUT IT'S FERTILE GROUND FOR CONFUSION AND MISINFORMATION, FOR SURE.

>> YOU MENTIONED STATE LAW COULD BE CHANGING IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

WHAT HAPPENS IN THE VALE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE NEXT YEAR?

>> OBVIOUSLY THE GUIDANCE FROM THE HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN HUGE IN MAKING THOSE DECISIONS, BUT WE WATCHED TRENDS -- WATCH TRENDS DAILY IN OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT INTERSECT SHUN IS BETWEEN WHAT THOSE -- THAT GUIDANCE IS, AND WHAT IS PRUDENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND I HAVE GOT TO STOP YOU RIGHT THERE, BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

BUT WE THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I KNOW IT'S CRAZY ALL OVER ARIZONA, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS, TED.

>>> UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, THE LEGALITIES INVOLVED WITH SO-CALLED VACCINE PASSPORTS.

>>> THERE IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE LOGISTICS INVOLVED WITH VACCINE PASSPORTS, BUT WHAT IS IT, AND WHAT ARE THE LEGALITIES WITH WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO?

WE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND POLICY AT ASU'S SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW.

JAMES, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND THIS DISCUSSION ON VACCINE PASSPORTS.

WHAT IS A VACCINE PASSPORT?

>> WELL, IT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR EVERY AMERICAN TO START THINKING THROUGH NOW, BUT BASICALLY IT'S YOUR TICKET BACK INTO SOCIETY IN SPECIFIC DIFFERENT WAYS RELATED TO COVID-19 INFECTION.

IT'S YOUR PASS PORT TO GET BACK INTO WORK, TO GET INTO A BALL GAME, TO GET ON A CRUISE.

>> AND HOW BRAOD IS THAT?

>> THERE ARE AIRLINES AND CRUISE SHIPS AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE CHECKING ON VACCINE STATUS.

THERE ARE UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE GOING TO SET VACCINE MANDATES.

AND I THINK TED, ONCE YOU SEE VACCINES APPROVED FOR YOUNGER KIDS, YOU WILL SEE SCHOOLS MAKE THAT A MANDATE TO RE-ENTRY INTO CLASS.

BESIDES THAT, THOSE SPECIFIC SETTINGS, WE'RE NOT SEEING WIDESPREAD VACCINE PASSPORTS, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS LIKE NEW YORK, YOU NEED ONE TO GET INTO BALL GAMES.

>> AND GOVERNOR DUCEY HERE IN ARIZONA HAS SAID, VACCINE PASSPORTS ARE VER BOATANT.

>> I KNOW.

I'M VERY INTERESTED TO SEE THAT KIND OF BLANKET ORDER PUT UP AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF GOVERNOR WHO SAID, HE WANTED TO GET ARIZONANS VACCINATED, A SORT OF STATEMENT LIKE THAT THROUGH EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT REALLY ALL BUT SAYS NOBODY CAN REQUIRE YOU TO UTILIZE A VACCINE PASSPORT FOR ALLOWING YOU TO REINTRODUCE INTO SOCIETY.

>> BE THAT AS IT MAY, WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH OUR VACCINE CARDS?

>> THE CARDS THEMSELVES ARE VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTATION, AND SOMETHING THAT EVERY AMERICAN WILL AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER HAVE TO PROVE.

IT'S PROVING WHAT DAY YOU GOT IT, YOUR LOT NUMBER, AND ALL OF THOSE ESSENTIALS.

KEEP IT.

KEEP AN ELECTRONIC COPY ON YOUR PHONE AND UP LOAD IT.

AT ASU WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO UP LOAD OUR INFORMATION TO ESSENTIAL SITES.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT LAMINATING IT.

BUT REALLY, THE ELECTRONIC COPY IS MORE IMPORTANT, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, IF WE SEE VACCINE PASSPORTS BEING UTILIZED TO GET ON AIRLINES OR CRUISE SHIPS, IT IS GOING TO BE A PHOTOGRAPH.

>> SO WHAT I'M HEARING NOW IS TAKE A PHOTO OF THE CARD, LAMINATE THAT, BUT KEEP THE ORIGINAL, LIKE, BASICALLY A BIRTH CERTIFICATE, AND A REGULAR PASSPORT, TRUE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

FOR THE NEXT YEAR, WHILE WE GET THROUGH -- HOPEFULLY -- THE FINAL FACES OF THIS PANDEMIC, YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO NEED IT AND WANT IT FOR DIFFERENT SETTINGS.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE COUNTRY YOU ARE GOING TO ISN'T GOING TO DEMAND THE PASSPORT.

ULTIMATELY WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT DOWN THE ROAD ARE COVID-19 VACCINES AT LEAST FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.

SO YOU WILL NOT NEED TO HAVE A COVID CARD EACH AND EVERY YEAR, BUT IT IS JUST GOING TO BECOME COMMON PLACE.

NEXT YEAR, THIS YEAR AHEAD, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ACCESS TO IT, AND HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.

>> AND SAY YOU LOSE YOUR CARD, WHAT DO YOU DO?

>> THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK WE COULD SEE GOVERNMENT EASILY REPLICATE.

FOR EXAMPLE, ANYBODY THAT HAS GONE THROUGH A TYPICAL PROCESS, THAT'S ALL WELL DOCUMENTED.

WE CAN PULL THAT BACK UP.

I CAN DEMONSTRATE HOW I WAS AT THESE SPECIFIC SITES, BUT THE SHEER REALITY IS, DON'T LOSE IT, AND GET AN ELECTRONIC COPY ON YOUR PHONE, BECAUSE WHO WANTS TO GO THROUGH THE RIGMAROLE OF CAN YOU PROVE YOU ARE VACCINATED?

AS A QUICK UPDATED, THE SITE THAT YOU MAY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AT, IS NOT PERMANENT.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR DOCUMENTATION IS IN GOOD PLACE.

>> INTERESTING.

AFTER THIS CONVERSATION, I'M GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO OF THE PHOTO OF THE PHOTO OF THE PHOTO.

JAMES HODGE THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND POLICY AT ASU'S SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW, THANK YOU SIR.

>> IT'S MY PLEASURE, ALWAYS, TED.

DO TAKE CARE.

♪ >>> HISPANIC HOMEOWNERSHIP INCREASED LAST YEAR FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE 2020 STATE OF HISPANIC HOME OWNERSHIP REPORT.

"HORIZONTE" HOST JOSE CARDENAS TALKED ABOUT THE REPORT WITH NOERENA LIMON OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS.

>> Reporter: NOERENA LIMON THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF HISPANIC OWNERSHIP IN 2020.

YOU JUST ISSUED THE REPORT.

GIVE US THE HIGHLIGHTS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

WE DID A REPORT THAT IS IN ITS 11TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION, AND WE TRIED TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT WAS THE HOMEOWNERSHIP STORY OF 2020?

THERE ARE A LOT OF STORIES THAT HAVE BEEN TOLD, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONCEPTUALIZE AND PROCESS WHAT WE ARE STILL IN, BUT WHAT WE SAW, AND WE LOOKED AT THE ANALYSIS, DESPITE LATINOS BEING DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC, THEY CONTINUED TO INCREASE THEIR HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN A ROW.

SO THAT IS ASTOUNDING.

IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE INCREASING THEIR HOMEOWNERSHIP DESPITE POLICIES.

IT'S INDICATIVE OF THE RESILIENCE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND REALLY SURPRISING, EVEN TO ME WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS, THAT LATINOS ARE STILL ACCOUNTING FOR SO MUCH HOMEOWNERSHIP.

>> AND I UNDERSTAND IT IS THE ONLY GROUP THAT HAS CONTINUED TO DO IT FOR SIX YEARS IN A ROW.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND THAT RATE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IF NOT ACCELERATE.

THERE WAS A REPORT THAT STATED THAT LATINOS WILL MAKE UP 70% OF NEW HOME OWNERS OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

THAT MEANS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LATINO COMMUNITY, THE ONES THAT WILL BE PURCHASING HOMES.

THAT NUMBER, HOWEVER, IS NOT ASSURED.

THIS IS JUST A PROJECTION BASED ON THE DEMAND THE LATINOS ARE DRIVING.

EVERYTHING FROM FORMING HOUSEHOLDS AND OTHER DEMOGRAPHICS.

>> ON THAT POINT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU FOUND KIND OF COUNTER BALANCED, THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON LATINOS, BECAUSE LATINOS HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT THERE WERE OTHER THINGS GOING ON.

WHAT ARE OTHER SURPRISING RESULTS?

>> YEAH, THE WAY WE LOOKED AT IT, IS WHEN WE GET OUR REPORT, WE HAVE A SCALE.

WE LOOK AT ALL OF THE NEGATIVE CONTRIBUTORS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE, AND THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTORS, AND SOMEHOW THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTORS OUTWEIGH THE POSITIVE.

AND THE NEGATIVE WAS THE FACT THAT THE LATINOS HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

AND IT WAS HARDER TO QUALIFY FOR MORTGAGE.

IT WAS THE MOST RESTRICTIVE ACCESS IN THE LAST SIX YEARS.

ASIDE FROM THAT, MORE LATINOS HAD A HIGHER INFECTION RATE WITH COVID.

THEY WERE LESS LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO WORK FROM HOME, AND MORE LIKELY TO BE ESSENTIAL WORKERS.

SO ALL OF THESE THINGS MADE IT MORE CHALLENGING TO PURCHASE HOMES FOR LATINOS.

BUT SOMEHOW IT THERE WERE POSITIVES.

THIS OVERALL DECIDER FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP.

>> AND A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC.

>> AND A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS I FOUND INTERESTING IN PARTICULAR, THE POINT THAT WAS MADE IN THE POLITICAL SPHERE IS LATINOS ARE NOT A MONOLITH.

>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

AND I THINK ANY TIME ANYBODY DOES ANY SORT OF ANALYSIS ON LATINOS, YOU HAVE TO DISSECT THE INFORMATION, BECAUSE THEY ARE A VERY DIVERSE GROUP COMING FROM OVER 20 COUNTRIES, WITH DIFFERENT MIGRATION STORIES AND DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC SITUATIONS.

PEOPLE OF GUATEMALAN, DOMINICAN, AND HONDURAN BACKGROUNDS, THEY HAD THE LOWEST HOMEOWNER SHIP RAITT IN THE SPHERE OF LATINOS.

OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ARE ESCAPING EXTREME POVERTY.

AND THEY ARE ALSO MORE RECENT IMMIGRANTS, WHEREAS SOME OF THE OTHER GROUPS HAVE BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES LONGER.

>> PRESUMABLY THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE MEXICAN POPULATION.

>> EXACTLY.

WHICH IS ABOVE 50%.

THE MAJORITY OF LATINOS OF MEXICAN DECENT ARE HOMEOWNERS.

>> YOU TALK ABOUT POLICY PRIORITIES.

CAN YOU GIVE US A QUICK RUNDOWN?

>> SURE THING.

WE WOULD SAY THE NUMBER 1 BARRIER TOWARDS ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE HISPANIC OWNERSHIP IS HOUSING INVENTORY.

LATINOS ARE GOING TO ACCOUNT FOR 70% OF NEW HOMEOWNERS, BUT THAT IS JUST A MEASURE OF LATINOS WHO WANT TO BE HOME OWNERS, AND ARE READY TO BE HOMEOWNERS, BUT THERE IS VERY, VERY LITTLE HOUSING STOCK.

AND THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING STOCK IS NOT KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND, SO OUR NUMBER 1 POLICY PRIORITY IS THAT WE NEED TO -- WE NEED TO DOUBLE DOWN ON ENSURING THAT WE'RE BUILDING ENOUGH HOMES SO THAT WE CAN BRING THE COST OF HOMES -- FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS DOWN.

>> AND THE OTHER THREE, REAL QUICK?

>> CREDIT MAKING IT EASIER FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS TO GET ACCESS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP, AND ALSO IMMIGRATION REFORM.

THERE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN LATINOS AND THE HOUSING INDUSTRY.

THERE IS A DIRE LABOR SHORTAGE RIGHT NOW THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT IS BRINGING THE COST OF HOUSING UP.

SO IMMIGRATION IS ANOTHER CRITICAL HOUSING PRIORITY FOR US, AND ALSO ENSURING THAT LATINOS HAVE AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, NOERENA LIMON OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT WAS A PLEASURE TALKING TO YOU.

>>> AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

♪ >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON PBS.

ON CRONKITE NEWS, EFFORTS TO KEEP IN-PERSON HIGH SCHOOL TRADITIONS ALIVE IN A VIRTUAL WORLD, AND ON BREAK IT DOWN, THE PARALLELS BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND FOOD INSECURITY.

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