New Jersey’s Latinx: Housing, History, and Generational Challenges
New Jersey’s Latinx: Housing, History, and Generational Challenges September 28th, 2023 By Diego Alejandro Arias, Staff Attorney New Jersey’s Latinx community has made a vibrant contribution to the state and its growth, development, and regional character. It’s impossible to live in New Jersey and not be witness to the commercial and cultural influences of Latin Americans. Newark and Plainfield’s Ecuadorean small businesses, Elizabeth’s Little Colombia on Morris Avenue, Paterson’s Little Lima, and Perth Amboy’s rich Puerto Rican and Dominican enclaves are a few examples of communities that have shaped New Jersey’s twenty-first century demographics and economy. As of 2023, more