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Editor’s Note: Advocates worry that the post-election drive for a grand budget bargain will cut retirement programs for ethnic seniors needing them the most. SAN FRANCISCO—Since last week’s win by President Barack Obama, the issues of aging and retirement have loomed just beneath the headlines. Women, youth and a record Latino vote were credited with the president’s victory in key swing states. But it’s Americans over the age of 50, especially those from immigrant and minority communiti...
SAN FRANCISCO—When Gerri Goncalves regained her strength after her heart attack some years ago, she began volunteering for AARP’s advocacy efforts in Sacramento, California’s capital, to help other seniors stand up for their rights. Goncalves, who has worked with AARP for six years, told ethnic-media reporters at a New America Media briefing last Thursday, “You can’t imagine the amount of people that are making so little money they are just living on their Social Security.” The whirl of pr...
