Hispanic Heritage Month runs Sept. 15-Oct. 15, but members of Charlotte’s Hispanic communities are shaping Charlotte every day.

State of play: Immigration to Charlotte began picking up in the 1980s, when North Carolina farmers began recruiting migrant workers from Mexico and Central America to fill gaps in their labor force, as Chuck McShane wrote for UNC-Charlotte’s Urban Institute in 2020.

Today, the Charlotte area continues to become more diverse, with Hispanic and Latino populations surging, especially in rural or suburban areas.
Hispanic professionals increasingly fill top ranks in a range of sectors, from banking to community advocacy, education to hospitality, media to tech.

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