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New research shows that Boston's Latino community is driving Boston's growth in population and is making vital contributions to our economy. Mayor Walsh joins local business and civic leaders at the Institute of Contemporary Art in the Seaport District, to discuss that research and to examine the Latino community's essential role in the future success of Greater Boston.
A
What
an
orderly
responsive
group
I'm
standing
from
Christmastime
good
morning,
I'm
Paul
groves
and
president
of
Boston
foundation,
so
delighted
to
welcome
all
of
you
here
for
a
very
important
conversation
about
power
and
greater
Boston's
economy,
while
the
Latino
community
is
critical
to
our
shared
future
with
the
Boston
foundation
are
delighted
to
be
part
of
putting
this
program
on
I.
Think
most
of
you
are
familiar
with
the
foundation.
A
So
we
will
be
investing
in
a
better
Boston
for
over
100
years,
and
our
mission
statement
talks
about
using
our
philanthropic
resources
to
help
build
a
vital,
prosperous
community,
enriched
justice
and
opportunity
is
extended
to
all
we
have
delivered
here
this
morning
to
have
the
mayor
join
us.
He
rearranged
his
schedule
to
do
so,
and
he
does
have
to
get
on
to
other
things,
but
we're
so
delighted
he's
here.
No
one
was
more
committed
to
diversity,
inclusion
and
opportunity
than
mayor
Marty
Walsh.
Please
welcome
him.
Now.
B
Thank
you,
Paul
and
I
wonder
why
first
of
all
welcome
everyone
this
morning
and
thank
you
for
being
here
today,
I
think
I'm
hearing
the
Sunday
is
coming
out
today.
So
we'll
see
when
that
happens.
But
this
is
this
is
how
the
weather
is
in
Ireland,
anyone
that
has
Irish
descent.
It
rains
every
day
and
it
rains
sideways
and
upside
down,
and
everyone
just
like
watch
alert.
So
my
family
is
getting
real
used
to
this,
but
I
want
to
I
want
to
thank
Paul.
Gordon
I
want
to
thank
the
Boston
foundation
for
this
report.
B
I
want
to
give
a
couple
special
shoutouts
one
is
to
I'm
a
sinky
and
she's
a
director,
al
Robeson
in
event
advancement
for
her
work
and
now
really
mark
from
the
researcher
at
the
Boston
claim.
Drum
agency
both
were
speaking
today
for
their
work
as
well.
On
this
report,
Paul
said,
is
promising
receives
a
strong
supporter
of
Latino
community,
as
is
the
Boston
foundation,
and
the
water
was
support
through
the
Latino,
Legacy
Fund
and
other
initiatives.
So
I
want
to
thank
again
the
Boston
foundation.
Everyone
associated
here
with
the
Boston
foundation
for
your
great
work.
B
I'd
like
to
thank
the
planning
and
development
agency
at
the
City
of
Boston
with
the
mr.
Portman
to
a
chance,
your
goal,
the
Boston
Public
Library,
and
you
go
into
the
map,
Center
you're,
going
to
see
a
map,
a
history
of
maps
and
history
of
immigration
in
the
United
States
of
America,
and
in
that
it
shows
Boston
Massachusetts
well
in
the
20th
century,
way
ahead
of
a
curve
when
it
comes
to
other
cities
in
the
United
States
average
as
far
as
immigration.
So
it's
something
that
that
we
are
proud
of
and
see
of
Boston.
B
So
we
talked
about
doing
reports,
we
don't
want
to
live
from
and
we
run
towards
them
and
it's
something
that
it's
important
for
us
to
understand
that
we're
not
going
to
shy
away
from
from
our
immigrant
ever
a
past
or
our
immigrant
future,
and
this
report
is
going
to
this
report
basically
will
show
us
and
help
us
understand
the
critical
impact
Latinos
have
on
the
Boston
workforce
in
the
blosum
economy.
As
we
know,
this
report
shows,
or
contributions
of
Latino
community
are
enormous,
much
less
new
out
without
seeing
the
report,
but
in
the
Sierra
Club.
B
It
jumps
attea,
we
have
a
strong,
diverse
community
Latino
community
within
our
city
and
across
our
city,
without
releasing
all
incomes,
all
education
levels
and
so
much
more
so,
but
we're
talking
about
a
community
that
is
really
embedded
in
Boston
in
the
entire
community
of
Boston.
The
diversity
touches
all
aspects
of
city
life
from
our
culture
to
our
industries,
to
our
economy.
She's,
going
to
tell
you
a
couple
of
stats
in
the
city
of
Boston
Latinos
also
have
a
strong
presence
in
City
Hall
in
itself.
B
More
than
two
that's
2,000
Latinos
work
for
the
city
of
Boston.
That's
about
12
percent
of
our
workforce.
Five
arrive
department
heads
are
read
by
Latinos,
including
not
including
plus,
the
chief
of
Health
and
Human
Services
in
the
city
of
Boston
Pizza
Royale.
We
have
in
most
of
those
departments
our
largest
departments
in
the
city.
We
also
have
Latinos
like
Alejandra
I
mentioned
earlier,
who
runs
the
office
of
independent
and
so
many
other
folks.
B
At
the
end,
we're
going
out
that
doesn't
help
us
Charlotte
is
going
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
move
forward
on
that
and
that's
clear
if
there
is
June
29th
in
East,
Boston,
high
school
and
I'm
sure
we're
going
to
be
it's
shortwave
and
strong
Latino
outreach,
so
we're
going
to
ask
people
to
drop
that
down.
We
also
know
that
many
of
many
of
our
business
owners
in
the
in
the
city
of
Boston
Latino
are
small.
Businesses
are
the
lifeblood
to
our
local
economies.
B
We've
been
studying
that
and
we're
able
to
take
that
off
of
small
business
business
development
and
put
it
into
economic
development,
the
city
of
Boston,
so
we
have
a
better
opportunity
of
working
without
businesses
and
starting
businesses.
As
many
of
you
know,
if
you
don't
know,
many
of
our
entrepreneurs
are
immigrants
in
the
city
of
Boston.
So
we
have
when
we
think
about
what
the
impact
with
our
small
businesses
have
I
think
the
numbers
are
40,000
small
businesses,
the
micellar
Boston,
generating
about
two
billion
dollars
you're
in
the
economy.
B
So
you
think
about
the
impact
of
those
businesses
have
I
want
to
salute.
Plus-Plus
emblem.
Are
owned
by
immigrants,
so
you
think
about
the
impact
that
we
have
in
our
society.
You
just
end
with
this
and
another.
You
want
to
talk
about
the
report
that
I
was
talking
to
a
few
people
about
this
on
our
skids
on
immigration,
when
the
president
came
out,
it
is
executive
order.
Ban
dating
immigrants
are
going
to
be
taking
money
away
from
cities
of
Boston
for
centuary
cities.
B
B
Now,
with
the
ramen
going
on
so
there's
been
investments
made
in
our
city,
the
investment
is
in
all
Massachusetts
money,
a
boston-based
money.
This
investments
coming
from
around
the
around
the
country
and
around
the
world,
so
immigration
was
bad
for
a
city
then
certainly
Boston
would
be
a
list
that
you
would
want
to
come
to
the
literature,
Public
Safety
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
you
look
at
what's
been
happening
in
through
Boston.
You
look
at
most
numbers,
I'm
not
going
to
get
into
all
the
numbers,
but
look
at
most
numbers
of
rust-free
for
risk.
B
We've
had
a
decrease
across
the
board
in
crime.
The
remember
that
jumps
out
there,
the
best
is
that
not
including
this
year
we've
had
a
25%
reduction
in
arrest
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Now,
if
immigration
was
that
bad,
our
members,
our
client,
we
would
be
going
down,
and
certainly
our
number
less
wouldn't
be
going
down
would
be
going
up
and
we
look
at
the
demographic
breakdown
of
the
City
of
Boston,
we're
about
seven.
Six
hundred
in
eight
thousand
people
on
officially
25
28
percent
of
those
residents.
B
B
So
it's
important
that
a
report
like
this
not
just
gets
circulated
but
gets
talked
about
so
that
we
as
a
city,
can
take
the
pieces
of
lycia
put
and
make
improvements
that
we
need
to
make
improvements
on
which
we
will,
because,
if
you
look
at
the
12%
I
mentioned
we're
in
City
Hall
that
doesn't
match
up
with
the
number
of
population
in
Boston.
We
know
that
we're
working
that
so
we're
go
someplace
where
we
can
learn
and
work
on,
but
there's
also
a
good
stereo
to
town
this.
So
I
just
want
to.
B
Thank
all
of
you
who
have
something
to
do
a
Paramus
report
together,
those
of
you
that
are
some
business
here
and
then
it's
important
for
the
one
thing
I
will
say:
I
need
help.
We
need
help
because
we
talk
about
hiring
people,
you
can't
just
constantly
think
of
implications
conference,
a
city
or
state.
It
needs
to
be
private
industry
as
well.
We
need
to
have
the
private
industry
set
up
your
table
here,
to
continue
to
to
help
spread
a
diversity
and
give
people
opportunities.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
You
make
it
easy
to
do
good
work
and
we
we
appreciate
it
after
the
mayor's
comments
about
immigration.
I
can't
resist
pointing
out
that
the
Boston
foundation
was
founded
during
the
period
of
the
brightest
open
immigration
in
our
history
between
1880
and
1920.
We
were
founded
in
1960
in
the
early
Community
Foundation's,
which
we
were
one
would
have
been
formed
were
it
not
for
the
torrents
of
immigrants
pouring
into
the
country
at
that
time,
and
many
of
the
early
community
foundations,
including
the
Boston
foundation,
defined
much
of
our
mission,
is
helping.
A
We
arrived
move
into
the
mainstream
of
American
life,
so
we
unabashedly
pro-immigrant
and
we
have
been
so
for
over
a
hundred
years
we'll
here.
My
mission
is
not
to
present
the
report
that
will
happen
momentarily,
but
I
can't
resist
pointing
out
one
statistic
of
the
many
astounding
things
that
one
learns
by
reading
the
report:
latino
population
growth
accounts
for
nearly
all
of
Boston's
population
growth
since
1980
all
so
you
can
really
make
the
argument.
A
Meru
T
knows
no
Boston
Renaissance,
because
that
growth
and
population
has
been
absolutely
indispensable
to
the
kind
of
vitality
that
the
city
exhibits
today.
So
this
community
has
had
more
impact
than
most
most
people
know,
but
we
obviously
want
to
be
thinking
about
the
future
and
the
present
as
well.
We
are
living
at
a
time
of
an
extraordinarily
tight
labor
market.
The
opportunities
to
move
people
to
work
who
have
been
outside
or
on
the
margins
is,
is
just
extraordinary
and,
as
I've
been
saying,
an
unemployment
rate.
A
That's
low
is
a
terrible
thing
to
waste
and
we
are
taking
advantage
of
it
already,
but
we
need
to
do
more,
but
as
an
example,
one
of
our
key
education
initiatives,
success
Boston
aims
to
help
Boston
Public
School
graduates
graduate
from
college
and
years
ago
we
put
out
a
report
that
showed
that
the
completion
rate
was
rather
dismal.
But
now,
if
we
are
doing
very
well,
dramatic
increases
have
occurred
in
the
graduation
rates
and
more
than
one
third
of
the
students
have
benefited
from
that
program.
C
C
We
are
the
co-founders
and
the
co-chairs
of
the
Latino
Legacy
Fund,
the
Latino
Legacy
Fund,
originated
as
a
unique
partnership
amongst
local
Latino
brand
through
person
leaders
as
Paul
had
indicated
the
bathroom
foundation
and
Hispanics
and
philanthropy,
and
through
that
partnership
we
created
the
first-ever
Latino
Sun
for
Greater
Boston.
Our
partnership
with
the
bathroom
foundation
has
been
critical
to
the
success
of
the
lucky
owner
legacy
since
I'd
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
Paul
and
Thank
You
dynamic
team,
which
include
Kate,
gouge
and
Sherman
and
liberal
radical
relationships.
C
I'd
also
like
to
take
the
opportunity
to
introduce
my
lucky
mellow
discipline,
committee,
members
and
founders
of
the
Latino
Legacy
Fund,
who
not
only
inspirational
leaders
but
an
important
part
of
the
fabric
of
our
community.
So
first
off
I
mean
incoming
Secretary
of
Labor
and
Workforce
Development,
rather
than
Acosta.
C
The
Latin
emergency
funds
mission
is
to
create
and
maintain
a
permanent
endowment
to
strengthen
the
diverse
Latino
community
of
Greater
Boston
and
contribute
to
the
region's
civic
vitality
by
supporting
issues
and
organizations
that
advance
the
socioeconomic
status
of
Latinos
and
enhanced
a
leadership
capacity
of
the
Latino
community.
When
we
started
this,
we
set
a
goal
of
establishing
a
million
bottle
fund,
half
of
which
we
would
grant
to
local
nonprofits
I'm
pleased
to
report.
C
They
were
just
fifty
thousand
dollars
shy
of
our
goal
and
I
welcome
any
contributions
to
close
that
gap
today,
but
the
fund
of
those
were
provided
approximately
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
so
with
15
organizations
in
the
last
three
years,
and
we
were
very
proud
to
have
supported
some
of
the
most
important
organizations
and
lucky
leaders
in
the
Greater
Boston
area.
But
we
will
not
do
accomplishing
our
mission
if
we
didn't
also
address
the
Latino
community's
critical
role
in
in
Boston's
civic
vitality
and
in
particular
our
contributions
to
our
Lutheran.
C
The
Latino
Legacy
Fund
is
honored
to
be
to
be
a
partner
with
the
Boston
foundation
and
just
put
in
convenient
and
I
for
one
and
hit
listen
to
learn
and
to
be
part
of
this
morning's
call
to
action.
So
I
invite
you
to
join
me
through
organizations
by
partnering,
with
others
around
you
and
by
joining
us,
of
course,
I'm
supporting
the
Latino
Legacy
Fund
and
about
taking
other
steps
that
are
outlined
throughout
this
dynamic
discussion.
Thank
you
for
joining
us.
Thank
you.
The
power
amount
either
get
started.