An uneven economic recovery
UnidosUS, Student Borrower Protection Center and Data for Progress released a poll exploring the effects of student debt on Latinx likely voters. The poll found that 60% of Latinx voters expect to make “major changes to saving or spending” if student loan payments resume in May. It also found that 68% of Latinx voters support extending the pause on payments, and 65% support government action to cancel some or all student loan debt for borrowers.
“Extending the popular pause on student loan payments would be a political slam dunk — and would provide millions of Latino borrowers much-needed respite from rising prices and the all-too-high cost of living,” said Ethan Winter, lead polling analyst at Data for Progress. “President Biden should listen to Latino voters and allow this critical pause to continue through the end of the year,” said Ethan Winter, Senior Analyst at Data for Progress.
