Word: concilio
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Finding housing is especially critical in Cambridge. Many Hispanics have to compete with the city's student population for appartments--and most can only dream of owning a condominium or a house. Statistics from the Concilio Hispano de Cambridge, a social service organization for Hispanic residents, show that 16 per cent of the immigrants live in "overcrowded" conditions--more than one person per room. "Housing is very tough to find," Hector Miranda, director of the Concilio Hispano, says. "Many people originally staying with family and friends may end up moving to Waltham or other communities because of the housing crunch...
...Concilio Hispano helps find housing--and jobs--for the immigrants, most of whom are unskilled, Miranda says, adding that they are competing for jobs with skilled, English-speaking Americans. The organization does get jobs for many newcomers in the city's candy factories and on the assembly line at Kloss Video Corp., but the unemployment rate among Hispanics is about 17 percent...