The Brookings Current
The Brookings Current
The Brookings Institution
Chicago's Latino business community is adapting in the face of policy volatility
16 minutes Posted Nov 19, 2025 at 8:30 pm.
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Little Village, a Latino business corridor in Chicago, has been contending with tariffs, immigration enforcement, and other changes in federal policy. But business owners have been figuring out new ways to make money, sell their products, and stay open. Tonantzin Carmona, a fellow in Brookings Metro, as well as Chicago civic leaders Luis Gutierrez and Jennifer Aguilar discuss how.

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